没有人拒绝的了美好展望的千禧年

互联网很美好，但你下载不了爱。

This will be the internet in 2013

第一个地图里Dragon Road 那里的 BGM 是一首中国风的中文采样的歌曲！歌词我听了好久终于听出来了，用的是葬花吟：“花谢花飞飞满天，红消香断有谁怜” 。我挂着游戏停在Dragon Road里听这歌写作业非常上头

乍看之下的复古蒸汽波风格堆叠，实际体验中却是一种完全不同的感觉。有趣的谜题和视觉风格多变的关卡，挖掘游戏世界中深藏的秘密，创意十足，惊喜连连。
唯一的“缺点”恐怕就是色彩极度鲜艳的世界看长了会眼睛难受；但风格使然——怎么能算缺点呢？
不过回想起来，小时候就是从这样配色的电脑时代走到现在的，可当时居然一点也不觉得有什么不对……

It's the kind of game you wish you could experience for the first time all over again.

每个亚逼都应该玩的游戏

Did you enjoy the absurdity of Jazzpunk? Well, this is very similar. Except replace most of the silliness with nostalgia. And not entirely real nostalgia, either. Pseudo-nostalgia.

This is that nostalgia that comes from the past's possibility of a future that never was. Or something. Hold on, my brain is rebooting.

In the same way that vaporwave makes you remember falling asleep to the radio with a fever when you were a child, this will make you remember the desire for a fully-immersive internet before there was ever hope of that being realized.

If you recorded the dreams I had after playing on AOL and then reading Snow Crash before sleep, this game would be those dreams.

Enjoy. <3

Broken reality 2 when?

Easily my most favorite game on the planet. The puzzles are just challenging enough so as to not make them frustrating. The artwork is captivating and the story that’s portrayed is immersive! The characters alone will keep you entertained. Exploring the seemingly endless and nostalgic scapes, this game leaves nothing to be desired. It’s become a comfort to me, and even in all the hours I’ve put into this game, I still manage to find something I didn’t see before. This game is a gift.

以下の要素が好きな方はきっとこのゲームを気に入っていただけるでしょう。

・インターネット文化全般（特に90年代と現代インターネット・ミーム）およびそれに対するアイロニー
・Vaporwave文化　ビジュアルからサウンドまで随所に影響が及んでいます。80年代のシティポップやブラウン管で深夜番組を見るような、存在しないどこか懐かしいようなぼやけた感覚が好きな人は恐らく好きになるのではないでしょうか。
詳しい方へ：本作品は猫シCorpといったMallsoftな方向性の音楽が多く入っています。Vektroid、Internet Clubあたりの系譜が好きな人はとても気に入ると思います。
逆にSaint Pepsi以降のFuturefunk的な音楽は少な目です。
・パズルゲーム・探索ゲーム
・サイバーパンク
・サイケデリックな描写
・ぁゃしぃ曰本語
・PS1・ニンテンドー64・ドリームキャストライクなグラフィック
・killer7/LSD/Rez/塊魂/ゆめにっき/メトロイド/DARK SOULS/Half-Life/バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険/マリオ(これらの作品から影響を受けていることを制作チームが明言しています）


2019/7/1現在日本語非対応ですが、公式からは日本語化したいという話もありますので気長に待ちましょう。

因为小时候老爸所从事工作的原因 有幸赶上尾巴从有记忆开始全程使用和见证dos到win95直到现在关于计算机系统 网络及游戏的快速发展 小时候去老爸公司用的主机还是平放着得拿钥匙开透明盖来着 在那之后再也没有见到了。。anyways 这款游戏的很多怀旧元素令我深深着迷 各种ui界面 记忆中的怀旧上网冲浪元素 老式meme 字体 色彩 亚文化元素氛围 生硬但不失特殊美感的八九十年代海报 那种感觉甚至让我想起小时候在电视上看美少女战士 灌篮高手 到后来的eva
npc小姐姐不出意外是按丽做的 将我对于过去的记忆和vaporwave的美化修饰结合之后具象化成为这款神作让我如痴如醉。一开始在上次独立游戏开发大会时买它只是因为蒸汽波风格很明显加上好奇 见识过太多所谓蒸汽波风格游戏仅仅是将元素拼凑在一起而没有实际的想法和创意 但它不一样。本来今天刚暂时忙完所以想起来闲来无事玩一下 原以为只有一张小小的地图和随拼凑的互动环节 没想到它的体量和关卡设计大大出乎我意料 粗糙的外表下藏着各种细节 游戏里的很多设计其实都可以在现实里找到对应的环节 一切合情合理但却是打破现实的幻想 具象化的每一张地图就是一个个网站 而你的一切行动就像是在浏览各种web里遨游 箭头的位移也像是跳转或超链接等等等等。在demo关之后犹如全程嗑药 根本停不下来 越往后越好玩 真的是一款极具想象力的作品 现如今游戏的发展缓慢且公式化 从4岁玩游戏到现在二十多年 已经很久没有体会到小时候对于游戏发展变化和创新的震撼了 今年心目中的top1 有趣程度甚至超越预购的死亡搁浅（预购后试玩了一下 个人还是挺喜欢的 只是没有震撼到我也因为忙没有细品） 其实玩了无数游戏 已经过了对于越来越商业化的3a游戏特别感冒的阶段了 很多游戏会觉得都是一个模子刻出来的 猜也能猜到会有哪些互动和关卡设计 不过是过去游戏的一次次换皮重演 这也是我现在不愿意花太多时间在各种新游戏上的原因 过去玩的游戏画面没现在那么好 但却好玩 游戏类别多样有趣 比如约翰卡马克和约翰罗梅洛的doom和雷神之锤 创作者的个性和思维热情体现的淋漓尽致 多少游戏比如剑侠情缘2 古墓丽影 盟军敢死队甚至愿意拿着攻略书一个字一个字慢慢啃 当然那时也同样会在乎画质的一次次飞跃 当班长那会甚至在班主任眼皮子底下顶风作案 把孤岛危机的演示视频给全班午休的时候播放 但现在的游戏画质已经不象当年跨度那么大和迅速了 在画面提升停滞化的现在能让我在乎的只能是游戏真正的内涵。
ps其实日本老头给的砍病毒的日本岛真的酷 整个游戏对于细节的解释对于对原理有一定的人也太合理了 现在才玩到前期阶段 有空会继续下去 我想这作剧情并不像游戏里表面说的那样随意 光是新手村的旺和adm就能看出事情没那么简单 再说一遍 对于蒸汽波爱好者或者经历过且对那个年代还留有记忆的人来说 神作

バグった雰囲気の世界を探索するアドベンチャーゲーム。
いいね！を増やしてランクを上げつつ、クエストをこなして新しいマップを開放していく。

いいね！はポスターにいいね！する、写真を取る、ATMから引き出す（？）、物理的に拾う（？？？）など、様々な方法でいいね！を獲得できる。
写真は複数の撮影ポイントを同時に収めると高得点になるなど、見た目に反して丁寧な作りが伺える。

カメラや刀など、探索を進める事でアイテムが増えて出来ることが増えていくのも楽しい。
刀で怪しい広告をぶった斬るのは中々快感。

日本語非対応だが、所々に意味不明な日本語が並ぶので安心してプレイできる（？）。
一応NPCとの会話等はあるものの簡単な短いメッセージなのでさほど気にはならないハズ。
というか、どの言語を知っていようと意味不明だから気にするだけ無駄だ！

一見してヤバイゲームに見えるが、その印象に反して丁寧に作られている。
最初のステージこそ、奇をてらった妙な世界なものの
ゲームを進めていくと最初のイメージからは想像も出来ない程の美しい世界が待ち受けている。
プレイするうち、この奇妙な世界を旅することが心地よく感じられるようになることだろう。

PVを見て世界観が気に入ったら即買おう！



OneeChanかわいいよ
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This game has a lot of ads and glitches.

10/10


EDIT 12/10/18: Ok so joke review aside I want to give a legitimate review of this game now and since I can't put more than one review at a time i'll just edit my previous one. I can't begin to tell you how much I adore this game and how up my alley it is, from the exploration, to the silly puns, to all of the discoveries in this game that you could find, I enjoyed every minute of this game, and i'm still totally not finished however I know that I am very well nearing the end.

Tl;dr: The game is excellent with a few minor flaws but i'd definitely recommend it. Gameplay is fun, music is great, a few glitches and ads here and there, a few actual glitches in the game, the game is about 8 hours long, play it already.

So let's talk about the ｆｕｎｄａｍｅｎｔａｌｓ：:

Ｇａｍｅｐｌａｙ　ゲームプレイ：

The gameplay of ＢＲＯＫＥＮ　ＲＥＡＬＩＴＹ is very simple, WASD to move around, left and right click to interact with objects and NPC's in the world, q and e to swap items, no jump or run button. Very simple and easy to control though I will say not having a run or jump button was a bit off putting to me, especially no jump button. You will be doing a lot of back tracking so a run button would be a nice addition though if you decide to play through this game a second time then the teleporter will be your best friend. A jump button would also be nice to avoid some unnecessarily complicated platforming, albeit, given how the maps are built, I can see how a jump button could potentially cause sequence breaks. The gameplay of Broken Reality mostly consists of puzzles, interacting with objects and NPCs, fetch quests, and using your items appropriately; This is a good game if you like puzzles and light platforming.

Ｍｕｓｉｃ　音楽：

I absolutely love this game's music, Raul Feliz and the many other contributors did an excellent job. It really makes you feel immersed into this world the game sets up, especially with how the music transitions from place to place. Essentially, if you love ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, you'll love this game's soundtrack. (Side note: I would absolutely love to buy this game's soundtrack, I know the soundtrack is a kickstarter backer reward but if you ever decide to put it up for sale i'd buy it in a heart beat.)

Ｇｒａｐｈｉｃｓ　グラフィックス：

Kotaku put it pretty nicely: "It looks weird as hell", the graphics in this game definitely do look weird as hell, very vibrant, very colorful, and absolutely fits the ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ　ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ. Not much else to say here besides I love the graphics.

Ｓｔｏｒｙ　物語：

At first glance there isn't much of a story to Broken Reality aside from you are just a random user in the digital world of Broken Reality who first begins their journey in Domo Parassido (I may have spelled that wrong) and you were tasked with gaining as many likes as you can so you could meet the admin and visit new servers, but after you get past that then the game begins to show you a more underlying story behind this game and that you serve more of a purpose in this world than you initially think, however, I will not say much more about the story to avoid spoilers but I will say that it definitely keeps you intrigued.

ｌｅｎｇｔｈ　長さ：
The length of this game is fairly average, if you just run through the game to complete all of the main missions to get from server to server then I would guess this game would take you about 4 hours to complete, but if you take the time to explore the world that Dynamic Media Triad built for us and wanted to collect everything in the game then it could take you up to 8 to indefinite hours to complete, indefinite as in you could play this game forever if you didn't want to finish the story.

Ｂｕｇｓ　ａｎｄ　Ｇｌｉｔｃｈｅｓ　不具合：Many.

Ａｃｔｕａｌ　Ｂｕｇｓ　ａｎｄ　Ｇｌｉｔｃｈｅｓ　不具合：

There were a few that I ran into actually, and only one or two of them were major. The first glitch I ran into was a major one and that was in the first level of the game where at the end after you meet the admin, you're meant to leave their room and go back upwards to go to the next level, however I ran into a glitch where the elevator that takes you down to their room wouldn't bring you back up because the button that you press in order to call the elevator back down doesn't work properly in-that instead of the button calling the elevator down, the elevator is already at the bottom and when you press the button, it brings the elevator back up. You can't stand inside the elevator and press the button either because if you stand inside then the button is out of reach and there is no separate button inside of the elevator. I had to get around this by reloading to the last checkpoint and using the teleporter item to put a waypoint at the top before going down the elevator so I could just teleport back up after i'm finished. I don't know if i'm the only one who's ran into that glitch or i'm just an idiot and severly overlooked something but that definitely needs to be fixed. The second glitch I ran into was minor where in the Axis Plaza, if you step into the subway train that takes you to GeoCity and quickly step out, you'll fall out of bounds and teleport back to the start of the Axis Plaza. The third glitch that I ran into that I would consider major and minor was a glitch in GeoCity with the physics of the cans that you can find on the floor, the minor part of the glitch is that sometimes you can throw the cans into walls and they would get stuck, the major part of the glitch that I found was that if you stood directly on top of a can, looked down, and then picked up the can, it would launch you high up into the air allowing you to access areas you weren't meant to reach yet and essentially sequence breaking the game.

Ｔｈｉｎｇｓ　ｔｈａｔ　Ｉ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｃｈａｎｇｅ：
- Maybe add a run button to the game as there is a lot of backtracking that you will have to do.
- Add a settings menu that allows you to turn up and down the volume of the music and or sound effects.
- Give me the option to go back to the main menu and or reload to the last savepoint instead of having to exit out of the game entirely in order to reload.
- Maybe make the map just a little more intuitive as you can get lost pretty easily.

Overall i'd say ＢＲＯＫＥＮ　ＲＥＡＬＩＴＹ is definitely worth the time needed to invest into it and the price to pay to play it. There are a few flaws with the game that need to be ironed out but otherwise this game is a very unique, very excellent game that definitely scratched my ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ　ｖｉｄｅｏ　ｇａｍｅ itch and is definitely a game that is way up my alley. I'm going to miss this game when I finish it, though, there is a good chance i'll be replaying it.

8.5/10

一池氤氲迷幻蒸汽的葡萄苏打气泡水，粉色落日下沙滩上的复古游轮，耳畔弥漫着低保真卡带随身听的慵懒音符，武士刀斩碎广告弹窗病毒、用点赞收藏关注购买还有超链接穿梭在鲜艳霓虹笼罩的多元网络迷宫，再加一勺展望美好千禧年的破碎的梦💤

A love letter to Vaporwave in game form. The strangeness is part of the charm <3

This is how you overdose on Windows 96.

The true ending scene is probably the biggest visual spectacle i've seen in a while.

Bravo.

i cried at the end of hypnospace outlaw and i knew exactly why

i cried at the end of broken reality and i still can't put it into words

你可以清除一个区域里的病毒，让那些浮躁的游客能换个地方玩手机，但即使你发现了这个虚拟世界里的全部秘密，你也无法改变整个网络崩坏的进程，你必须接受它的消亡，去直面同样悲惨的现实。（以下为个人对结尾部分的一些想法，剧透预警）
Inner Net最后一段流程中，不紧跟光球的指引而去探索漆黑的场景不仅不会看到任何隐藏要素，而且会被恐怖图像的jump scare惩罚，这与此前游戏（以及各式同类游戏）用各种收集品、彩蛋或奇观鼓励玩家进行探索的惯常做法完全相反，用机制强化了游戏主题的表达：继续在这个破败的被遗弃的网络世界逗留已经没有意义了，玩家必须像主角一样离开这个虚拟世界，直面悲惨的现实。而退出游戏后，可见现实中主角住在破旧的小房间中，保存有大量亚文化圈的艺术作品和Oneechan的等比人形玩偶。考虑到制作组的墨西哥背景，很可能真实反映了这个受二次元文化影响很深的制作团队在现实生活中的不被接受，所感受到的网络世界与残酷现实的鸿沟。可惜制作组没有让通关后的存档不能再进入世界，完成叙事的闭环。

This game is rather strange to quantify, because, on the one hand, I found Broken Reality to be a rather mesmerizing experience, chock full of abstract beauty while wallowing within the deepest pits of irony that Vaporwave is synonymous with, but on the other hand, it's a deeply frustrating experience of meaningless checklists stretched out far past its welcome.

To note, I reached the final level of Broken Reality before I decided to just shelf the game. I spent around 7 hours in the game, going about the multitude of quests and scavenger hunts for "likes" and so forth, but I was soft-locked at the very end of the game, requiring me to go through what would seem to be another several hours of backtracking to see the end credits; frankly, I didn't have the patience to do that. Out of my own impatience, I just went ahead and looked up the ending online, gathered the story bits from that, and called my experience with this game finished. Ultimately, I find it a shame I called it quits with the game, but it helms a multitude of pacing issues that severely hamper the experience.

Broken Reality is ultimately a simple game mashing up first-person exploration titles with a general Metroid-Vania flavor, all doused within the ugly yet extremely charming aesthetics of Vaporwave, and if that sales pitch sounds like something you'd be interested in, then you'll definitely find something enjoyable about the game. I know I found my fair share of fun with it in uncovering the strange, twisted secrets of this virtual space gone mostly abandoned/corrupt, but the overall pacing of the game didn't keep me invested throughout the experience; several moments of the game drag on for far longer than they should, and that's a shame considering the talent put into this project, however, an hour or two shaved off the game would've greatly impacted the game for the better.

I'm torn on Broken Reality; ultimately, I'd recommend it, especially for those fascinated by internet culture, but I'd just be aware of the sluggish pace come the final hours of the game; if you can handle that, you'll probably have a blast.

This game deserves a much greater analysis in the future, one I'll have to do soon.

I adore this game. I got this alongside Hypnospace Outlaw because I saw two weird-looking vaporwave games with outstanding recommendations on Steam. You're looking at this review because you're wondering if the mechanics, the aesthetics, and the personality hold up well enough to justify spending money and time on this game. I'll tell you that I think it achieves this excellently for the most part. The game loses its charm toward the end, but the first 80% of the game makes it well worth investing your time and money.

There's a demo available on Steam if you're interested in checking it out. It's rare to actually see games with a demo now that Steam refunds exist, so this should be pointed out.

I've got fragments of dated memories - Nickelodeon cartoons, floppy disks and the upgrade to CD-ROMs. Walkmans and VHS tapes. A Gameboy that would need a light attachment because they didn't come with backlit screens. SimCity 2000 on my aunt and uncle's computer. Dancing hamsters and geometric shapes, rendered and used as the cover art for software. Netscape Navigator, Encyclopedia Britannica, Clarisworks.

Vaporwave is essentially nostalgia for these things on steroids, thrown in a blender, and mixed with a heavy dose of ALL of the drugs. The subculture is driven entirely by a reimagining of the early days of the internet. What's remarkable is just how much raw creativity has gone into creating a history of the 90's that has one foot in reality and one in utter fantasy. While I was only able to witness a small part of the 90's myself (I was in my single-digits during that decade), Broken Reality takes my nostalgia and uses it to literally create an entire world drawing from memories I didn't even realize I still had.

I find it really difficult to sit down for those 60+ hour experiences, so the roughly 10 hours I spent with this game was well worth the cost of entry. The game is a sort of 3D platformer collect-a-thon, with a few interesting mechanics that don't quite wear out their welcome by the end of the game. The game has no fail state, so it's really just about exploring and experiencing what it has to offer. That said, it does hold up as a game. While it won't provide you with anything you haven't seen before in one form or another, it does present its gameplay with a level of charm that you don't get from most modern games. But let's be real - you didn't come here for the mechanics. You came here because the game is weird and you like it.

And with that in mind, it's weird the whole way through. You'll be willingly handing over your personal information to phishers in one part, clearing malware out of server fans with a katana in the next moment, and buying out a bong store one item at a time to rack up a sick combo and score maximum social media Likes in the next moment. There's a variety that makes it never really feel like things are repeating themselves too often.

That said, the second to last level ditches its 90's charm but it's length is fairly brief so it's still a good experience. The final level reminds me most keenly of Half-Life's Xen levels - in that they didn't match the tone or atmosphere of the rest of the game, and alongside the elevated difficulty and lack of clear direction, their overall quality dip as a result. But really, the other levels do carry the game, and it's one of the few single player games I've played in the past few years that I've found myself wanting to spend more time with every night.

The story is nothing special. Don't come in expecting anything revolutionary. A key philosophy behind vaporwave is the idea of purposelessness, of pseudo-Dadaist streams of thought overstimulating you with near-gibberish displayed in the most tacky way imaginable. This isn't Deus Ex - this game thrives in its simplicity.

The developer had fun with making this into a reality and I'm genuinely curious to continue to follow their work. There are only a handful of indie developers that I want to closely follow the growth of. Dynamic Media Triad has quickly cemented their position on this list with Broken Reality. I can't wait to see what else they've got in store.

A unique, surreal, experience that was worth every second and penny.
I hope the developer continues to make quality games such as this one.

After playing this game, I wish I could just go back and experience it again.

God, Real Life sucks

Every once in a while there's a "walking simulator" game that's worth a damn. This is probably one of those.

this will be internet in 2013

一进游戏脑子就不断报错

前排警告：本作可能不适合患有光敏性癫痫的玩家游玩。

《Broken Reality》（破碎现实）是一个艺术风格非常奇特的探索类游戏。

由于这款游戏和《Hypnospace Outlaw》打包出售，而那款游戏是我心目中的神作，因此对于这款游戏，我也产生了好奇。体验过后，两款游戏还是非常不同的。

在这款游戏中，主角，也就是玩家你，作为NATEM——相当于平行宇宙的互联网——的一名新用户，在这个由各种各样复古、粗糙的贴图和3D模型搭建起来的奇怪世界中，开始了你的旅行。一开始，你的目标只是通过收集“赞”来获得更高的“地位”，前往NATEM中只有更受欢迎的用户才能进入的区域，说不定还能会见NATEM的管理员。但很快，你就会遇到一些奇怪的NPC，并在他们的引导下，走上了一边探索NATEM这个光怪陆离的世界，一边探究它背后的秘密的道路。

本作虽然艺术风格非常迷乱，但是游戏玩法还是非常清晰的：探索。“探索”指的是玩家由自己的好奇心驱动，从而自发去探究世界观、剧情、解开谜题的方法等事物的行为，而这个怪异的世界所带来的新鲜感，自然就是好奇的主要来源。探索NATEM中迥异的各个区域，就是这个游戏的基本目标。

为了前往这些区域，玩家首先需要完成一些任务，比如收集一定数量的“赞”，或者完成NPC给定的任务等。收集“赞”的方面，玩家既可以收集像《马里奥》中的金币一样散落在各个地方的“赞”，也可以通过完成一些“小游戏”实现：找到正确的角度拍摄一些照片可以获得“赞”；而购物时根据屏幕给定的物品购买，并连成“Combo”，也可以获得更多的“赞”；用武士刀斩击场景中的病毒窗口，也可以获得“赞”，等等。在完成任务的方面，一些任务是和刚刚说的一些小游戏有关，而另一些任务通常就和探索本身有关。无论如何，追根究底，玩家就是通过探索当前的区域，来获得前往其它区域继续探索的资格，因此“探索”自然就是游戏的核心。

探索过程中自然会涉及到一些解谜、平台跳跃、动作成分，这一点上本作做得算是中规中矩，不是特别有新意，但也挺有意思。

总的来说，我觉得本作和《Hypnospace Outlaw》还是很不一样的。《Hypnospace Outlaw》中以网页为载体的探索至今对我来说仍然是非常独特和新鲜的，而本作相比之下，只是风格奇特而已，内容上还是第一人称开放世界的那种路子。而《Hypnospace Outlaw》的叙事更加自然、真实，同时又恰到好处地复杂，也对科技和人之间的关系做出了讨论，属于人人都能看懂，人人都能产生思考的那种，本作的叙事就显得比较晦涩，至少我没感觉我看懂了。

但这不妨碍本作成为一款具有鲜明特色的游戏。如果你对本作商店页面，以及我的评测中描述的这个世界，有想要了解的好奇的话，那就无需多言，玩就是了。我买的时候游戏本体价格17元人民币，肯定是值得的。

结论：推荐。

下面说说我对本作剧情的一点理解，有重大剧透。

这个游戏剧情比较晦涩，所以以下说的都是我个人的推断，如果有什么其他看法，欢迎在评论区给出。

我对本作剧情理解主要来源于AquaNet区域中的“资料库”（Archive）中的那些文本。结合在Domo Paradisso中狗店主说的故事，我猜测NATEM的背景是这样的：两名开发者共同开发了NATEM，但他们之间经常产生摩擦，在把NATEM交给了某个公司之后，停止了对NATEM的维护。这点在进入AquaNet的入口边的壁画也可以看出来，可以看到两名开发者总是产生冲突，以及最后，一个拿权杖像奴隶主一样指使两人的存在。在开发过程中，他们搞出来了一个AI——Zerochan来辅助开发，用来根据用户的需求，创造对应的世界。在开发者停止维护后，一直是这个AI在维护NATEM，不过它造出来的世界中充满了故障。在这个过程中，这个AI可能还连带着产生了更多的AI，以用户或NPC的形式存在于这个世界当中。

看到了NATEM充满故障、垃圾广告和付费墙的这副混乱样子，Zerochan可能想要通过主角，让NATEM“寿终正寝”，因为“有些破碎的东西，不应该再被修复”（游戏对话中的一句）。在游戏过程中，各种各样的NPC一直都在引导主角“Keep digging”（继续深挖），并且多次提到一个想见主角的“她”，这很可能指的就是Zerochan。而在本作结局中，主角貌似见到了坐在一个看上去是现实的房间中，和Oneechan长相极其相似的一个女孩（可能就是Zerochan的一种表现，NPC有说过Oneechan的模型和“她”有某种关联），然后关掉了电脑上的《Broken Reality》程序，应该是代表NATEM的结束，实现了AI的愿望。

上面这一堆是我还算有点把握的部分，当然也完全不知道对不对。我还有很多种理论，比如主角这个“新用户”其实不是新用户，而就是原先的开发者之一，之所以帮助AI是为了完成最后的某种“救赎”之类的，但是完全没有证据支撑（除了游戏一开始就引起我注意的一句话：Oneechan的“Welcome back!”，但她马上就以“认错人了”为理由搪塞了过去）。还有很多我无法解释的东西，比如NPC们要避开NATEM的监视和主角私下讨论和“她”有关的事情，否则就会面临被删除的风险，为什么？是因为不想让NATEM结束的某个势力（比如说那个公司）吗？最后一次在Innernet看到Phisherman，他的身边有和主角一样的一堆工具，这代表了什么？“Error”这个角色又代表了什么，在Innernet中说的那一堆有关“孩子”“出生”的怪话又是什么意思？还有“∑”指的是谁，或是什么？理解不了，连不起来，我又懒得再玩一遍游戏，所以......就这样吧。

就写到这里，我们下次有缘再见。

The first time I played Yume Nikki, I explored every nook and cranny, just because I wanted to experience it all, and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. When I finally finished everything, I stopped playing, and went through actual psychological withdrawal; for at least a week, I wanted nothing more than to go back to that beautiful world. I only played Broken Reality once a week, making progress as I went, and I still experienced this kind of withdrawal; this world is a masterpiece.

You start in a beachside pastel Hell that's absolutely wonderful; I tried the demo, and even though I never left this area, I spent 2 hours before realizing that I had. It all starts out just blasting the Internet, particularly social media, and how it's been a virtual approval collect-a-thon. You start out with just a liker, which you use to slap a thumbs-up on everything you can to collect those precious likes and earn badges. The whole time, I was laughing at how ridiculous it all was... but, I wasn't not doing it. From there on, you get other tools, such as a camera, a bookmarker, a credit card, and more. Each tool had some clever uses, and though there aren't many puzzles in the traditional sense, there are a lot of exploration puzzles (i.e. how do I reach this area). The neat thing about exploration is that it's pretty open; each different area requires a certain badge level to enter, but most of them can be reached relatively easily, and some even have back doors. Completionists need not worry, either, as I missed a decent amount of likes, and even botched a couple of things, and I was still able to reach the maximum rank without much trouble, not that you even need to.

This isn't for you if you want something straight-forward or action-packed, but if you enjoy exploring surreal worlds that occasionally throw some irreverent humor and well-written story bits at you, then I can't recommend this enough; it's an unforgettable adventure.

2 Min in : Oh nice! Cool Effect!
5 Min in : Oh nice! Cool Effect!
2 Hr in : Oh man! Nice Effect, that's super cool!
5 Hr in : Wow, That's a really cool effect! Nice!
7 Hr in : Man this place looks so cool! This music is SO GOOD!
9 Hr in : Wow this game is really.. atmospheric
10 Hr in : Wow, cool effect!
Game rocks, so glad I bought it. The effects really are that cool, I promise.

It’s easy to get pulled in by the appearance of Broken Reality. On the surface a clever riff on early net Y2K aesthetics in the form of an adventure game, but innumerable flaws are beneath that exterior. The thing is, they start to wear down on you so slowly that you get invested long before they become hard to ignore. By the time I reached the city level, I was starting to get suspicious- by the time I was done with the cruise ship, I was ready to die.

The main issue is that the game doesn’t respect your time. From not having a basic sprint or hop to backtrack faster, to making every major objective after the first zone an overlong fetch quest, the main way in which this game actually resembles modern social media is an endless slog for likes. This starts off as yet another gag, but quickly devolves into a fully literal representation of the search for Twitter clout.

It’s not like there’s nothing good here, but it’s spread thinly over hours of busywork and janky level design that makes optional secrets easier to find than the critical path. It’s not worth the memes.

it's a 50/50 split between "you should play this right now" and "you should just watch someone else play it"; i say this because the first half of the game is pretty good but the late game becomes incredibly frustrating due to the lack of directions and hints it gives you.

i had to ask for help twice in the game after walking around for half an hour trying to find the one thing that progresses the story. once you reach the last few level(s), i won't blame you for having to lookup a walkthrough to find out where on earth you're meant to go.

the game sets up the elements of a great story, but it does nothing with it except for "you can figure it out yourself lol" after throwing a few breadcrumbs in a ocean. if that's what you like then the story won't be a problem.

a minor problem i have with the game is that it focuses more on being a serious, story driven game than a comedic story like Jazzpunk. when i went into this i was expecting the game to be a jazzpunk kind of deal, where there is wacky and non-sensical humor thrown in along with an overarching plot; in broken reality there's a few bits of comedy where there could be a ton of it.

the one good part of the game is the visuals and design; which is incredibly unique and well done, especially before the last area.

overall, just a very forgettable and frustrating experience the further you go, but it has the art style and groundwork to be something great

tl;dr - while good, the game suffers from a severe lack of direction and guidance, along with dropping the ball on many scenarios where a good joke or story could have been added. buy on a sale or watch a walkthrough instead.

B E S U R E T O G I V E T H I S A L I K E

非 常 の 美 学 我 深 深 感 受 到 了......

挺好玩的，内容丰富，游轮和城市两个地图非常有趣，作为探索冒险向的游戏玩到最后也没丢失什么新奇感挺不错，就是bug真的多。
我除了第一次打开游戏，剩下的没有一次能用正常的方式退出；游轮从引擎室出来的时候我的键位混乱了；菜单栏有时候会莫名挂在屏幕上关不掉；在最后一个地图不止一次掉到地图外（还好可以瞬移回来）。
这莫非也是蒸汽波美学的一部分吗x

it's 1999. I'm on the family computer (1997 Dell E520). I know it's 2019, but when you're playing this game thats how you feel.

If you're into PCMusic, Vaporwave, surreal humor, satire of consumerism, adventures, collecting things, secrets, colors, jokes, and a seemingly endless amount of new things to find and do, you gotta try this thing out. It's a vaporwave wonderland.

I T S A L L I N Y O U R H A N D S

Vaporwave. Aesthetics. And all the memes around and inbetween em'

This is broken Rwality in a nutshell.
In more detail, it's a walking simulator that gives you WAY more content and things to do than your average walking sim.
you earn a multitude of tools to use ( you start off with a simple like button ) and it evolves into more and more.
You find weird people, and interact with them, get quests, and stuff happens :3

You can take pics ( look for camera icons, that's where you should snap em' )
You mainly are trying to get as many " likes " as possible, to earn a higher rank, and be allowed to enter even more worlds, and keep doing it

Is there a point to all of this? Yes. There's actually a storyline to follow, but you are mainly just enjoying the sights and sounds the whole time, none of this feels liek work.

There's also hidden secrets, like some suspicious triangle-shaped fellows you might find.

The game is a bit taxing hardware-wise on " fantastic" setting, so I recommend users with a weaker pc, lower the resolution and graphical quality ( as far as i can see, the graphics settings only affects draw distance )

loving every minute of this, and I was planning on playing for only 30 minutes, before i knew it - it was nearly 2 hours flying by.

What a fantastic experience this game is.

TL;Dr - Jazzpunk on Vaporwave + memes

Broken Reality is a game basically built for people raised on the internet, were you like me and actually learnt proper grammar from random people on runescape as an 8 year old? Well you'll get the vibe from this game, I genuinely to some extent felt as I played through the game like it was a pure contained experience of what the progress of the internet has been like from when I was young to now, very spectacular,

I'll praise the entire vaporwave aesthetic that this game uses, it's a perfect encapsulation of something that can only exist on the internet and it's presentation is therefore perfect for that which the game is trying to do and succeed excellently in that.

But finally the critique that I feel taints any art house game like this, the ending. The final stage was way to long and lost all mystique I felt towards the setting by the end, I should also state that this stage felt especially cryptic having me scratching my head and just kinda feeling annoyed. And of course since endings are part of a story it tries to neatly wrap the game up with a bow, a perfectly acceptable ending drops in at the end there but i can tolerate it, it's pretty what you expect and I don't think looking back on this game that it ruins the game but it's more like a whimper than a grand finale or shocking revelation that the game led up to.

All in all this games great if you're terminally online, grass touchers begone

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And the sequel is coming too.....oh baby yeah!

This game has an awesome aesthetic, but you've seen all the other reviews saying that. Here's what has kept me playing this game:

The speedrun.

This game has such a sick speedrun and I've had a blast discovering just how far I (and a few other dedicated peeps) have been able to push it. It has so many unique exploits and crazy glitches that make running this game a fun and addicting experience.

Also, the devs of this game are super cool and good to talk to (shout outs to Seb!)

great game and fun. played this sober and high, both great experiences.

Niezwykle innowacyjna i kreatywna gra przygodowa z elementami zagadek środowiskowych. Wirtualny świat postawiony na głowie - z domieszką humoru i tajemnicy. Sympatyczna perełka!

I had to like this in order to level up.

这™哪是游戏，这是艺术。看上去很粗糙诡异的游戏，实际玩起来非常惊艳，可以说细节无处不在。千禧年的画风，用收集赞的任务填充的整个解密流程既不无聊也不会过于困难，很多解密的设计相当精彩。整个游戏的主题也是关于互联网与现实，绝了。

“并不是所有破碎的东西都应该修补 遗憾 有时候才是完美的”
“互联网世界很美好 但你下载不了爱”

I n t e r n e t i s a w e s o m e , b u t y o u c a n ' t d o w n l o a d l o v e .

Just for the record, I really liked Broken Reality, but unfortunately due to a tiny inadvertent sequence break I managed to softlock the game, and I'm not alone. I didn't even realize at the time that it was a sequence break, due to the nature of the game.

Supposedly this problem was fixed a while back, but apparently that's not the case.

If you decide to play it, I would advice looking up the issue so you can avoid it.

TL;DR

• It's an actual game with quests, equips, multiple worlds, a story, NPCs, and a play time spanning several hours
  
• Unsettling at times but overall it maintains a very mellow mood
  
• Some puzzles, nothing mind-breaking. Last world comes with a remarkable difficulty spike.
  
• Glitchy at times but the devs are always available for feedback and troubleshooting
  
• A retro-style game that understands retro games, is made in the style of retro games, but doesn't rely on the appeal of "retro games" as a crutch to sell copies
  
• Vaporwave-inspired visuals brought to you by artists and designers who like and understand vaporwave enough to utilize the genre without being redundant or derivative

Broken Reality is an abstract throwback with beautiful ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ and gameplay that delivers a well-rounded gaming experience. It's a chill ride with only a few difficulty spikes near the end and there's not a lick of violence to ruin the vibes. Environments all have their own personality, the characters are lovable yet enigmatic, and the story burrows into your brain and sits with you long after you've gone despite its relative simplicity.

Other games are dubbed vaporwave/aesthetic because they use some gradients, soft colors, generic electro music, and pictures of statues; Broken Reality's design team clearly spent time with not only the various genres of vaporwave art and music, but also extensively acquainted themselves with 3D games of the late 90s/early 00s. Combined with a clear artistic vision, each world is unique with its own interpretation of nostalgia and abstraction. A typical "retro" style game features only flat colors and minimal effort texturing, whereas Broken Reality ensures that all characters and environments are multidimensional and striking while staying within lo-res confines. The overall result is an intentional emulation of the old ways of game design, rather than laziness masquerading as retro minimalism.

Going at a relaxed pace, it takes around 7-10 hours to get from the opening to the credits. Several quests involve puzzle-solving but as someone who hates puzzles, I wasn't overly bothered by any of them. Replay value comes from exploration, getting into all of the nooks and crannies of each map, and speedrunning which BR's stage designs and item mechanics gently encourage. The game's discord is quite active with devs making regular appearances to troubleshoot technical issues and take feedback from the community.

Cynical. That's what this game felt like to me. Maybe that was the point, maybe it wasn't, I honestly couldn't tell you.

Playing the whole game, getting 100%, the game felt simultaneously like a scathing parody or commentary of everything it was involved in, but at the same time felt played incredibly straight. It was like it could never decide what it wanted to be, and because of that, ended up just feeling muddled and like there was no point. And yet I felt as though I was being taunted by the fact that there WAS no point, because isn't that the whole point in itself? It was a very confused and twisted message through the whole game.

To be honest, I'm sure most of you are interested in this game because of the visuals. Me too. I can't deny the visuals are a serious spectacle, I really enjoyed them for a good portion of the game, although they definitely fall off in the later half, particularly once you get on a ship and from that point on. However, I must also mention that even earlier on, this game may cause eye strain, as I was getting mild headaches from playing it even for shorter periods of time.

Speaking of the later half of the game though. It feels like the most effort got put into the first few areas to really catch your attention and then it dwindles slowly into a more and more hopeless and colorless game. You could say that's the point, but again, I'd say that doesn't inherently make the game better for it.

The game itself has a lot of jokes that are very hit-or-miss, for a pretty good chunk of them I just found myself awkwardly staring at the joke for a second or two and then moving on to the next thing, which was usually yet another joke. Maybe I'm just too jaded for the jokes in this game, so I'll blame myself for that one and say I could definitely see someone else enjoying them, but I do think the humor should still be brought up for consideration when buying the game.

Not gonna lie though, humor aside, this game has a huge problem with the ol' "oh sorry, this thing I made you do was pointless. ANYWAY too bad" lines, and I don't dig that. It's such a backhanded way of saying that the devs knew they made something for padding and they don't care.

If there's one thing I have to give the game though, the soundtrack is genuinely fantastic. The ending song for the game is a delight and I will probably stick it on a playlist. If you decide to not purchase the game, definitely look into the game's music.

Phenomenal vaporwave game. Don't know what vaporwave is? This game is basically a primer. Think a 90's aesthetic with a focus on pastels, lo-rez textures, and a mashup of Asian and Caribbean themes. The music is vaguely poppy, but slowed down and chopped up.

I wouldn't call it a walking simulator since it has a good amount of platforming and a lot of collecting, but there is no combat. The focus of the game is collecting "likes" through various means such as taking pictures of people, charging things to your credit card, or slicing up malware with a katana.

I love this game, but I almost had to give it a dislike because I experienced a softlock in my progression. I unlocked a new, better credit card that's required to get to the next section of the game, but forgot to physically pick it up. I realized my error and went back, but the card had despawned. I'm at the very end of the game but can't finish it now. Frustrating.

T̶̢̪̳͎͙̮̞̗̼̼̬͑̾̊̀̄̔̾͒́̾͜͝h̶̡̛͇͚̺̤͖͕̪̬̖̹͑͂͛̋̀̇̑͗̀ͅi̸̗̝̻̠͚̪̞͆̈́̉̀̚͝s̸̛͖̋̽͒̆͌̓ ̷̡̡̨̡̨̠̺̳̹̖̩͇͈͔͓̒͂̀͠ģ̷̡̢̞̪̜̻̺̰͔̮̱́̉̇͌͘à̸̯̮͚̻̦̻͉͚͔̣͚͚̮͑̂̓͋̌̓ḿ̸̨̧̲͉̞̼͓̼͇̦̖̈̆̎͜͝ȩ̶̱̯̟̰́̌̓͋͊͐͜'̷̱̉́̾͊͛̀̉̎́̋̽́̋͆͘ṣ̴̗͓̬̟̠̣̝̯̯̰̖̰́͌ ̴̤̫̗̰̹͇̯̣̮̙̣̓̀̒p̵̢̳̘͈͓̗̻̬͉͍͇̐̒̓̊̀͒̎̏̈́̃͘r̶͈̬̤̪̩͎̞͔͇̘̬̲͉̓̇͑́̒̀̏ẽ̵͎̥̪́̾̅͋̽͛͂̕t̶̢̛̛̳̗̬̲̗̹̟͓̬͛̀̽́̆́͐͊̂͘͜͝ͅt̴̨̡̲̱̲̬̙̟͈̫̒̑̅͊́̄̄̾̇̓̍͝͝y̶̝͉̺̯̓̍̓̋̌̏͆̉̐ ̸̢̜̣̖̻̥̤̬̘̖̝̤̾̒̔̐̀̓̑̏͊g̴̢̧̛̛̭̗̒̿͛́͐̒̀͋̓̋̔̌͠r̵̢̡͇̻̞͎͔͐̊ę̵̝̈́́̋ȁ̷̛̖͔͚̐̎̓͌͒̏̑̇̉͂̚͝t̸̛̙͍͕̉̂͂,̵̝̥͑̎̐̐̎̀̾͐́͑̿̓͝ ̸̦̦̼̈́͗̈́̐͆̐̑̓̓ͅį̵̪̭̞͈̂̅̅͂̕f̵̧̦̫̰̹͊̌ ̸̨͍͓͓̮̠̪̾͂̓̀͌̎̀̃́̽͆͊̕y̴̰͓̆̂̊̀̋̈́̾̈́̕͠͝o̴̢͓͚̱̼̯̙͚͇̯̐ͅu̴̼͉̼̥͍̤͋ ̴̡̨͖̤͙̯̞͉͓͍̙̟̞̈́̒͜͠ͅl̶̡̦͍̟̙̼̞͎̹̗̹̱̆̈́͒̑̾̑͌̂̈́̎͘̚i̸̝͓͙͎̙͖̞͔̚k̸͉̦͓͖̫̳͓͙̪͓̬͈͚̻̂͆̈̂͊̿̊̐͑ḝ̵̢͔̣̥̙̦̦̰̜̦͑̽̊̈́̐͝ ̵͕͎̙̦̺͒̑̏͠v̴̼̬͇̩̬͙̾̃́̿̐̑́̚͘͜͝͠į̵̤͙̮̺̟̮̱͍̗̩̘̮̓̿̋̆́̆̃͐̎̈́̐̾͒̕ͅḑ̷̹͔̟̥͇͉̲̻̉̓̀̌̾͋̀̿̽͂̅̊̓͘͜͜e̷̲͉̻̗̔͒̚͝͝ͅo̷̖͎͉̠̟̓̋͌̓͠ ̴̛̦̪̻̘͇̮͒̒̀͗̚͜͜:g̵̢̧̡̠͓̫͚̤̮̰̜̈́͋̽̑̆̔̓͜ä̴̙̝̰̩̱̺̤̯͍́̇̓͛͋̇̋͗̇́̕͘͝m̶̢̖̘̞͍̝̤̘̤̠̩̳̩̭̓͋e̶̟̳̫͚̬̒̔͗́̎̈́͂̕͜ṣ̸̢̛̥͚̮̬̤̥̜̻̯̞̯͐͑̍̚ͅ ̷̧̯̥̤͈̹̞̹̪̰͚͚̻̟͛̽̿̌͂̈́̓̉̂͝ẗ̷̨̟̙͕̠̞̱̱̘̰̄́̿͜h̶̨͍̫̳̫̗̥̪̲͓̖̫͖̰͗̌̈́͗̽̏̊̋̆̍̅̾̓̇̕i̶̢̧̲̮̤͍͉͗̓̈͒͊͜s̵̖̬̲̳̯̪̯̫̉̂͑͗̓͑͒ ̸̼͕̱̹͈̖̞̹͚̮̓̈́̅͂͆͋̑͆͗̀͆͐̕͠͠s̶̘͙͎͙͈͕̤̹̙͕͍̼̱̭̓̈̊͘ͅṵ̴̢͍̟̥̜̳̫̞̲͖̺̘͕̍̆̄̈́̅r̸̡̡̦̺̙̯̥̟̩̦̻̈́̄̂͋̐͌̄͠ę̷̗̗̟̺̺̱̭̬̊̅̔͒̓̈́́̅̋͌̈́̑̊͝ ̸̤̏̄̂̆̔͑̏̐̉̃̂̕͝͝i̵̛̜͇͆̋̈́͋̈́̃͘s̵̰͙̦͆̀̿͑͑̂̾̃̈̀̋͝ ̶̗͍̰̜͖̺̯̘̦͉͔̪̄̆̓̈́̄̓͘͠͠ͅo̷̡̡̙̥̤̯͇͙̰̻̠̓̒͂̓̉͑̿̍̾͜ǹ̵̛̰̙̦͎̪͖̟̠̦̻͂͂͛̒͋̒̊͆̎͗̄e̴̢̢̧͖̹̼͓̭̗̐͑̅̈́

ｓｏ　ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ　，　ｓｏ　ｖａｌｕａｂｌｅ

Is it a psychedelic walking simulator? yes. Did I play through the whole thing 3 times already? yes.
Did I thoughoughly enjoy the everything about this game, especially the a e s t h e t i c s ? yes.

This is one of those games I wish I could wipe any memory I have of playing it just to re-experience it all over again

V A P O R W A V E I S N O T D E A D

ローポリ、目に悪いエフェクト、謎の日本語、ネオンの街並み、荒いテクスチャ、妙に聞き心地のいいBGM...
Vaporwaveは今やいち音楽ジャンルというだけでなく、”あの頃”を想起させる映像やアート作品の一群への呼称となり、ついにゲームまで作られてしまった。
Vaporwaveは一般には死んだジャンルだと語られているが、このようなゲームが作られ、そして高評価のレビューがついていることがその証左であるとも言える。

...とゴタゴタ書いたが、結論としてはこのゲームは素晴らしい。Vaporwaveを下地にした独自の世界感を作り上げながら、しかもストーリーもわりかしちゃんと作ってあり、マップ探索の楽しさやアイテムを使った謎解きまでちゃんとしているあたり、よくある「謎空間に適当に石像やらを並べたなんちゃってVaporwaveシミュ」と一線を画している。

いつか”Vaporwaveは死んだ”とすら言われなくなり、人々がこの奇妙なムーヴメントについて一度忘れ去り、そしてもう一度思い出すとき、この世界はまた妖しげな蛍光色で輝き始めるだろう。そしてそうなる前に、このゲームを体験してほしい。

リーヴ、エヴリシング、ビハインド。
ブロークン、リアリティー。

Broken Reality is easily one of the most enjoyable games that I've ever played, and I'd easily describe it as a favorite of mine. Amazingly, it briefly reawakened that feeling I used to experience as a child when I used to actually be excited to play video games, and didn't see them as a laborious chore.
Amazingly Broken Reality is enjoyable both as a game, and an artistic expression. I think the game can be enjoyed apart from it's artistic themes, and the artistic expressions can be enjoyed distinctly from the game, if that's your thing. If you're unfamiliar, Broken Reality mainly showcases a "Vaporwave" inspired graphical and musical design (although it features related inspirations from Synthwave/Retrowave and Seapunk as well). In tune with this, the game also dedicates a significant portion of its messaging to themes parallel to the ideas often espoused by the Vaporwave community, and the idea of Vaporwave itself. Perpetual 80's-Style Capitalist Consumerism, and the implications of hauntology are all present. Mainly though, the game portrays a long last past, one that was promised to both late millenials, and early zoomers in our childhoods, but never materialized. Sadly, the early internet is no more, and things didn't pan out the way we thought they would as children. At least we have video game depictions like this to inspire our imaginations, and remind us of what could have been.
It really is a shame that this game has been so underrated overall. Alas though, it seems this is the fate of all great contemporary works of entertainment and music. My absolute thanks and appreciation go out to the developer(s) of this magnificent game.

A beautiful game for a niche. More of a puzzle game at times than a walking simulator. Even if I was sometimes confused on where to go, it never took too long to find the way.In terms of Vaporwave and the early internet aesthetics, this game captures the identity of both of those so well. It hits the weird cynical tones and relaxing sound spaces that Vaporwave often does, while having a reverence and respect for the early internet, it's weird stories and personalities, and it's unorthodox style.To give a non-spoiler interpretation of the story, it's about what the early internet was and meant to people. The relationships that grew out of games and forums, the communities that would form and break apart, and the people who were able to express themselves freely. I don't want to say it's a period piece, since it is so tied to the more modern Vaporwave genre and aesthetic, but it sometimes goes into that space.My only real complaint is that the visual in the final level gave me a headache by the end, even though I did enjoy the rough look of it. I should warn that there are a lot of bugs, some that can permanently slow down your game until you reload, or get you stuck unable to progress. For this reason, save often. I lost about 10 minutes of progress at one point and it was annoying to get back up to that point, but I'm glad that I saw it through.It's a relatively short game, took be about 6.5 hours. If you like walking sim and puzzle games and like early internet and Vaporwave aesthetics, this game is great.

This is a game for ♥♥♥♥♥♥ who like:
slowed down elevator music
anime
hypebeast clothing
marijuana
not leaving their room
pastel/neon pink/cyan (choose one from each i dunno mang)
e-girls
satanic practices
Hitomi Tanaka
and F U G G I N S P A C E D W O R D S M Y D U D E

P.s. you know you've made a banger of a game if something makes the player wonder if it was a glitch or a design choice.

memes aside it's a good game, but it has very little replay value. once you clear a level, there's no reason to go back to it. stores don't restock items, quests can't be replayed after completion, there's no achievements or mini-games (unless you count reading the same 7 irony-drenched phrases from NPCs or finding ways to kill yourself), and it's a few too many shekels for what you're getting. but those are just very small flies in a very a e s t h e t i c ointment. i hope that the devs decide to add more to this experience in the future. also jesus is a weeb.

P.s. MK.2. I want DLC. I want DLC. I want DLC

Wow. This game was amazing!! This was right up my alley and i'm glad I found it.
This game has several cool items that you will use on your quest for likes:
A thumb that you can use to like pop-ups and talk with NPCs, A blade that you use to destroy viruses, a credit card that you use to buy items from shops, a arrow cursor that allows you to travel between windows with links, a camera that allows you to take pictures and that can be upgraded a few times, and a compass which you can use to set a nav point and travel to it later.

1 issue is that I ran into a quest glitch, where I ended up doing the download car quest twice, but other than that I did not run into any other glitches except the pop up windows in the game lol. I had to look up a few of the triangle locations, but I found most myself. I highly recommend this game for those who like vaporwave and the 90s internet aesthetic. Oh, and credit card debt lol.

I n t e r n e t i s a w e s o m e
B u t y o u c a n ' t d o w n l o a d l o v e
ｃａｎ　ｙｏｕ　ｒｅａｄ　ｔｈｉｓ

This is what Facebook metaverse aspires to be, but cannot ever achieve.

Im not a big puzzle guy, but this game is weird and unique enough for me to finish it even tho the gameplay itself aint my favorite kind. Its mostly about exploring, solving minigames or gathering items around the world(s). Everything is colorful and looks good kinda horrible. Also memes. Would recommend hanging out with Chronic.

still thinking about this game 3 years after playing. it's one i bring up a lot when asked what games have a perfect combination of visual, audio, story and gameplay design. surprisingly deep, super memorable.

Burnt my eyes off by the color palette but it's an amazing game.

Por fin puedo estar seguro en la ＶＩＲＴＵＡＬ ＰＬＡＺＡ 10/10

Ｅｎｊｏｙ　Ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ　雲尉せ

打完发现截了一百八十一张图
很难描述我有多喜欢这个游戏

this is one of the best indie games i have ever played. its beautiful style and the unique puzzles have made this one of the best gaming experiences i have had in years, a true hidden gem!

前卫 复古

It took me nine hours to finish, but I tried to experience as much of the content as possible.

Broken Reality definitely scratches that 90s internet nostalgia itch. It's a walk down memory lane but in addition to walking you're also clicking like on things, slashing down malware with your katana and using your hyperlink tool to grapple onto things and make your way around quicker that way. You'll be doing a few quests and solving a few puzzles, but the gameplay isn't that remarkable (this is basically a walking simulator). The game isn't about the story either. It's about reliving those days when the internet was new and exciting and goofy.

The environments are magical. The characters are funny and light-hearted, if without depth. The music is a great fit. There's plenty of stuff you'd only really understand if you were immersed in that 90s internet culture/pop culture. Still, residues of that era are obviously present in modern internet culture, so a younger player who'd play this sort of thing to begin with would probably still get some of the in-jokes and references and such.

It's a pleasant experience, but not worth its full price(not enough story, let alone deep story, and not enough content in general). I bought it when it was on sale for something like six or eight dollars, and that's the correct price for this game imho.

I'd recommend this game to everyone who feels even slightly drawn towards it. It delivers the aesthetic well. If you want a quick nostalgia-fueled throwaway experience, then this is for you. Especially when the game is on sale.

見た目はこんなだけど癖になるようなパズルアドベンチャーゲーム。
何時間でクリアしたのかわからないが終わっても色々と見て周った、わかっていても楽しいのだ。
適当に周ってもイイですが、ある程度のことをしなければ次へ進めないので英語がある程度理解できた方が良いかも。

「いいね・広告・噂の三角」を探したり、ツールを探したり。
NPCに話しかけクエストをやったり。
いいねは適当にやっていけば普通に貯まるだろう、道に落ちてたり、広告クリックしたり、クエストクリアしたり。
噂の三角って何かというと...イノレミメテノ|、蜷帙?縺縺コレを集め縺?￠ｪ縺
豎ｺ縺励螯悶＠↑縺??∝ｿ√↑繧ゅ?縺?縺九

この世界のNPCは今では考えられないような"ローポリ"である。
ニン●ンドー64、プレイス●ーションで出てくる3Dモノみたいな感じ。
パロの数々、元ネタがわかれば面白いものも。
意外とキャラが多いです。可愛いのから「ん?」となってしまうキャラまで。
一番好きなキャラはオネエチャンです。

やはり英語に自信がないので完全に理解出来てないが、ストーリーがあるようだ。
一応言っておくと完全に理解出来なくても何となく雰囲気でわかる(場合もある)。
所々で「どういうこと?」となってしまうので日本語版を見てみたいものだ。

最後の部屋、そこに行くとオネエチャンが。
明らかに現実のような雰囲気、親指を立てない主人公、そこにあるPCの画面。
嗚呼、物語の終わりを感じる。
PCをシャットダウンし、エンディング。
後ろに立つオネエチャンからすべてを察した。

おかえりなさい。



みんな大好き、Vaporwave。
古いのか新しいのかわからない音楽ジャンル。
聴いてて心地いいです。ぜひ買いましょう。

Hilarious and fun vaporwave wonderland. Wish there were more games like this.

So rarely have I played a game that wears exactly what it is on its sleeve, yet plays its cards close to its chest.

Broken Reality is a "vaporwave" game about exploring the retrofuturistic internet of the future. It's dilapidated, packed with glitches. No one much cares about you except as a vehicle to get more 'likes' on their own content, if that. Mostly, they're glued to their tablets. Your only means of interacting with the world at first is your thumbs-up Liker. Memes are everywhere.

Soon enough you learn to slash through malware, follow hyperlinks and spend like an influencer, and that's all important and ends up making the game feel a bit 3D Metroid, but with more bullshitting and net culture.

More than once I found myself asking myself/the game, "Does this actually mean anything? Does this have a purpose? Are we just screwing around here or is something more profound at the heart of it?" and like the culture it came from the game just sorta shrug-lol'd at me. I could never tell what actually mattered, and it often bothered me.

In the end I came away with a vaguely satisfied sense. This is not a healthy system, this is not the way people are supposed to interact, and I think the game knows that on some level. I'm glad I played it, but it was ... very strange.

A little broken, you could say.

I got to fight viruses with Socrates in an underwater temple

Everything in reality comes to an end. Everything on the Internet comes to an end as well.
The Internet is the reality.

예상외로 재미있었던 잘만든 껨
아쿠아넷 입장할때의 연출이 압권이었다
베이퍼웨이브 최고다앗

lol

Ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ
【１０／１０】

[𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕀 - 𝕂𝕖𝕪 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕤]

• Crafted by the creative minds at Dynamic Media Triad
• Hit the gaming scene in 2018
• A unique blend of Indie, Adventure, and Exploration genres
• Drips with a one-of-a-kind vaporwave aesthetic
• Gameplay is a delightful mix of exploration and brain-teasing puzzles
• Takes you on a wild ride through a virtual reality version of the old internet
• Dynamic soundtrack featuring the talents of Raúl Feliz and other artists
• Characters are a nostalgic nod to the old internet, vaporwave, and memes
• Performance is generally smooth, but watch out for some hiccups in the final world, Innernet
• Tested and reviewed on both PC and Steam Deck

[𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕀𝕀 - 𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟]


⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢺⡿⣶⣶⣤⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⢟⢯⣷⣿⣻⣿⣤⡄⠀⠀
⠀⠀⢀⢠⢠⢠⢠⢀⠈⠙⢿⢾⣯⣿⡆⠀
⠀⡔⡕⣕⢕⢇⢇⢇⢇⠆⠀⠛⣽⣾⣿⡂
⢜⢜⡜⣜⢜⢜⢜⢌⢆⠣⡁⠀⣿⢿⡾⣯⠀⠀[𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕀𝕀𝕀
⢱⢱⡱⡱⡱⡱⡑⡌⢆⠣⡁⠀⣿⣻⣟⣟⠀⠀𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕜 𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕖]
⠀⠣⡣⡣⡣⢣⠱⡘⢌⠊⠀⣴⣟⣯⡿⠅
⠀⠀⠈⠈⠊⠈⠊⠈⣀⣤⣯⣷⣿⣻⠍⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣲⢾⣻⣽⣾⢿⣾⠋⠃⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢺⡿⡻⠯⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Broken Reality on the Steam Deck is a bit of a mixed bag. The game runs fine, but the lack of official controller support means you'll need to create a custom controller profile. The absence of cloud saves can also be a bit of a headache. Despite these hiccups, the game runs decently on the Steam Deck, but be prepared to do some tinkering.



Score: 2/4

[𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕀𝕍 - 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕥]

Broken Reality is a wild ride through a virtual reality version of the old internet, wrapped in a vaporwave aesthetic that's as captivating as it is unique. Despite some performance issues and a lack of certain features, the game offers a memorable and enjoyable experience that's worth revisiting. It's a standout title in the indie game scene, and a testament to the creativity and dedication of its developers.

Final Score: 86/100

I'm stuck like a Chilean coal miner at the end of the game but lordy does is this game fun to look at.

There was probably some sort of deep narrative or commentary going on, but I was too busy paying attention to the neat aesthetics and music to notice.

Extremely High Effort Meme, 10/10

О да, она вышла! Как только запустил сразу же испытал зрительный экстаз...
● A E S T H E T I C ●

10 радужных катан из 10

什么时候出个VR版！
When do we have an PCVR / Oculus Quest Edition?

Una aventura que llega gracias a un licuado de Macintosh II y Windows 95.
Excelente!

super cool aesthetic. if you're down with hypnospace this will be right up your alley

Very strange and unique game that just sucks you in. It's not FPS and it's not a walking simulator. It's like a vaporwave acid induced dream. Had lots of laughs and wtfs in the beginning. Definitely want more. Some missions feel tedious and you have to restart the game if you do something in the wrong order. Regardless, very awesome first-game from these devs.

Without a hint of irony, this is the most beautiful thing I've ever touched across any state of consciousness. I never want to leave this beautiful fantasta-world. Surrealism incarnate, wrapped up with a technicolor bow. I'm in love.

This affected me on a spiritual level. Thank you <3

Broken Reality caught my eye with it’s vaporwave aesthetic. The music, environments, and characters all work really well together. It’s a surreal parody of the internet, and I really enjoyed that part of the experience. The gameplay is mostly running around unique levels and collecting items. There are puzzles and shopping minigames scattered throughout. The overall difficulty is fairly low, although a couple puzzles did make me stop and think for a bit! The pacing felt pretty good. I never felt lost or unsure what to do next. The final act of the game has some mild platforming challenges, so I wouldn’t classify it as a walking sim, but if you’re looking for some deep gameplay this game ain’t it. Most of my personal enjoyment came from walking around and enjoying the scenery.
I didn’t encounter any game breaking bugs, only minor ones that required me to save and restart. It definitely has some of that indie Unity jank, but it really just added to the charm of this game.
I really wish it had steam achievements!!
100% worth it on sale for the aesthetic alone :)

The first hour is magical, the second is fun, some time after that the magic wears off and it becomes a boring collect-a-thon with a funny joke every once in a while.
The game is funny with great writing(low amount of dialogue), the art direction is fantastic, but I feel like it'd be better if it were short and sweet at a lower price point.

The first few hours of this game are fun, visually pleasing, and somewhat funny. You walk around nostalgic yet surreal landscapes, interact with weird characters, listen to the relaxing music, and do the occasional puzzle.

Then the game completely falls apart in the final act. You enter the cradle and the characteristic vaporwave aesthetic disappears, the relaxing tunes stop, and the gameplay begins to consist solely of platforming challenges and frustrating puzzles which mostly involve playing hide and seek with floating switches in a labyrinthian level with none of the charm of the rest of the game. I don't understand why the mood and gameplay changed so massively, but it was neither expected nor welcome and soured me on the game as a whole. Maybe I wouldn't mind if it was an optional post-game challenge, but it isn't. You won't see the end unless you beat it. Not that there's much to see, because the ending ends up being a 2deep4u scene that explains nothing, followed up by an overly long interactive music video.

I came in expecting an aesthetic comedy game like Jazzpunk slathered in early internet nostalgia. Unfortunately the jokes are sparse, the game gives up on its own headline aesthetic a few hours in, and it sets up an intriguing plot that goes nowhere and ends up being taken too seriously for its own good.

There's also no FOV slider, no mouse sensitivity slider, and no audio slider(s). Pretty annoying.

Broken Reality é um jogo de exploração em um ambiente 3D inspirado pela sub-cultura do Vaporwave. Dizer com clareza o que é Vaporwave é complicado, pois a cena tem diferentes significados dependendo da pessoa. É um meme? Uma piada irônica? É uma crítica inteligente à cultura do consumo em massa? Acho que a melhor forma de entender Vaporwave é experimentar por si mesmo e tirar suas próprias conclusões. O jogo trás ambientes bastante surrealistas, referências a um chat online de um website dos anos 90. É um jogo pra se perder, desligar a mente e deixar a onda te levar.

Muito da graça do jogo vem do senso de humor bizarro que é apoiado na vasta cultura de memes e referências à cultura de Internet. Algumas dessas piadas são fáceis de se detectar, mas a vata maioria dela deriva de contextos bem obscuros, o que pode voar pela cabeça de muitos jogadores. Para quem já está por dentro da cena, esse jogo é um prato cheio de referências e críticas ao estado atual da cultura das redes sociais e da Internet em si. Mas mesmo assim, não consigo encarar Broken Reality como uma obra política, pois tudo é abordado com bastante descontração, mesmo nos segmentos finais do jogo. O fato de que esse jogo existe e é vendido na Steam é que é a piada. Mas no geral eu tenho que dar os parabéns aos desenvolvedores por terem conseguido capturar tão bem toda a estética do Vaporwave, sem ficar estagnado na figura genérica popularizado pelo álbum Floral Shoppe.

O jogo é divertido, mas pode ser entediante e frustrante em algumas partes. Nas fases mais avançada o jogo exige movimento mais ágeis com o mouse, algo que vai totalmente contra a própria filosofia do gênero desse jogo. O lag nessas partes também atrapalha no gameplay. Unity é notório por ser uma engine que roda muito mal quando não otimizada, e Broken Reality é mais um caso de jogo feito em Unity que roda mal mesmo em máquinas mais robustas.

It's like dropping acid and plugging a 56k modem into your brain

老是卡关，但这游戏必须吹爆

This game was such a blast, I was so sad when it ended. Here's hoping for VR, that would be AMAZING <3

世界観のかなり特殊なアクションパズルゲームです
あてもなくさまようのではなく、「いいね！」を集めてランクを上げながら
探索できるエリアを広げていかなければなりません
「いいね！」を集める方法はたくさんあります
NPCからの頼まれごとをこなしたり、道端の広告に「いいね！」したり、スパム
を銘刀”広告切”で切り捨てたり…
「いいね！」を集めることで世界の謎に少しずつ迫っていくことができます
最終的にかなりの数の「いいね！」を集めることになるのですが…人気になるのって大変なのですね

色物で中身のないゲームではなく、世界観のしっかり練られた良作でありました
この世界をとりまく人・物や音楽はVaporwaveというひとつの表現手法なのですが、このゲームの前から触れていた私は抵抗なく没入できました
初めてVaporwaveに触れることになる方がいましたらこれを機会にぜひほかの形態の作品にも触れてみてください

OSTがリリースされていますがお金を出して買うほどではありません
なぜなら収録曲の大半がBandcampなどで購入できたりSoundcloudで視聴できたりするからです
Vaporwave・Futurefunkのお勉強代として払うならまあ悪くないでしょう

Picked this up as it was linked in a "hidden gems" post on Reddit, beat it in two sittings. Super conflicted about this one. Given it was made by so few people, each taking a discrete role in the credits, I think I'd say that half of them did a great job. The lack of polish, bugs, and highly inconsistent quality of level design reeks of first-project woes.

Gameplay-wise, it's puzzle platformer progress-gated by collecting currency, with a couple of repeated minigames throughout (a time-trial and a match-2 game). This is pretty dull. I found the traversal puzzles mostly satisfying, however, given the hideous and overwhelming visual aesthetic, hiding things in obscure places and at sharp angles is *not* clever game design but rather inaccessible to the majority of players. The designer needs to understand that while they have an omniscient view of their level, the player does not, and there aren't nearly enough hints present within the levels. Since the game isn't popular enough to have received an extensive community guide, don't be surprised if you have to scrub through a YouTube let's-play video frame by frame to find the location of a secret door you're missing (in some cases, a normal looking wall with no collision that you're supposed to know to just walk straight through). The game shines when a level makes use of a number of your tools at once in a short space of time, however this only happens a couple of times; a mechanic which lets you hunt for secret patterns in the environment to unlock routes, and another to help you fly to points are the only two that receive consistent and clever use. Your general goal is to keep progressing, and though the narrative is unclear as to why, the visual design is interesting enough to motivate you to do so. Unfortunately, the game will fight you throughout - the code is janky, as evidence by the numerous game breaking bugs throughout - menus can become stuck permanently floating over and obscuring your vision, Unity phyisics attached to NPCs and objects can send you careening into the sky and into a sequence skip that breaks your save file, items may disappear from your inventory, your camera may be set askew for no discernable reason... I was soft-locked once by a bug that the developer had commented as being worked on 3 years ago, and the community guides that do exist are mostly concerning how to avoid or recover from bugs - players shouldn't have to hex-edit save files to fix your mistakes! The speed-run world record is only a few minutes

Narrative-wise, there's barely any story, and what there is is presented in confusingly broken-English throughout. I got a sense that they thought the ambiguity would be intriguing and lead to interpretation - instead, it's shallow. You're in some kind of connected world of visual computing tropes populated by faceless users and a few quirky named characters, there's some obscure virus and an implied dark underbelly. By the end, which I think was supposed to be revelatory based on the music and surprising amount of padding, you're no closer to understanding the world. Characters that played a part in getting you there are never seen again. The small amount of world building provided at the start is exhausted by half-way through, and is replaced by a barrage of environments with names written in L33t-speak and disjoint references to internet culture. It's like they gave up. That being said, I did genuinely like and laugh at a couple of the characters. I think the game nose-dives after it decides to stop being goofy and start being serious - a tonal shift that kicks the only legs it had supporting it out from under it.

Graphics-wise, though its soup-iness is liable to give you a headache, it leans into the vaporwave aesthetic in more than just a generic way: when you make it to a high place and look down, you can appreciate the textures (foliage is made of binary, the floor circuitboard). In the 6 or so environments the game boasts, each are unique enough to remain interesting, and some of the shaders throughout the game are awe inspiring. The adverts and graphic prints on the in-game items are numerous and funny, and there's plenty of nice nods in the environments to its inspirations.

Music-wise, it's fantastic. Evocative of all of the eras it's aping, the music often outmatched the game itself. I realised at the credits that I'd already been listening to the artist on Spotify prior to playing the game - a pleasant surprise.

Overall, I'd say if you're really into niche, trippy experiences and early internet culture, and you have a lot of patience to deal with the game leaving you in the dark in regards to objectives, then this game can be good for a bit of mindless fun and ogling the sights. It's nowhere near as well realised as its closest contemporary, Hypnospace Outlaw, which is a shame because this game at least takes it into three dimensions.

Don't get this game because you desire perfection, get this game because you can see the art in the imperfection.

• Balances it's art style somewhere between vaporwave / synthwave aesthetic, sometimes borrowing from future funk albums.
+ Good soundtrack, very nice picks of tracks from the vaporwave genre.
+ Very interesting way of delivering it's story - the "easy way" feels sort of like collecting coins in some Mario game, the "hard way" is mildly grindy and requires patience.
+ Has at least a must to play through twice for completionists.
+ There is just so many layers and jokes in here that it sometimes becomes an "aha"-moment hours later of something I have seen. Yet some things are so simple. It's funny how this game balances between being artful, memes and a social commentary with this lax acceptance to it be how it be.
~ I'd like achievements for this game, but at the same time it feels just as rewarding without them.
~ Keyboard and mouse has okay input, it's probably by design that this game mostly plays like an old MMO.
- Controller support exists, but it's impossible to use an Xbox Controller to play this game. It's not programmed correctly.
- Very many bright lights, not for people prone to seizures.

Closing words: Errant Signals review on youtube opened me up to this game, didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It will probably stick with me as one of those games that leaves a mark after you are done playing it.

Love the visual (and musical) style of the game. If you like vaporwave and pastel, 90s clipart aesthetics you're in for a treat. Found the humor and writing pretty dang good, and loved the puzzle-based gameplay. There's a wide arrange of tools you use to navigate the world and overcome challenges (which it leans heavily on, not really a hack and slash actiony game if that's what you're looking for). Also I have never felt so powerful as when I downloaded a car. Why isn't the internet really like this?

Played through it blind. I was under the impression that the entirety of Broken Reality is just in the Vaporwave aesthetic. When in fact, It's an umbrella of genres reveling in themselves. There's Seapunk, Cyberpunk, and Luxury Elite aesthetics just to name a few. The whole game walks a tight rope between joke and statement. Everything in it can be interpreted as a homage or criticism to what its showing you. One or the other. Both or neither. It is Vaporwave: The Video Game in every sense. No game comes close to capturing what Broken Reality did to the genre.

워우.... 베이퍼웨이브 이런 분위기 좋아하시면 이거 물건입니다 물건.
단, 이런 ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣ한거 싫어하신다면, 다소 불편한 느낌이 있는 어드벤쳐 게임입니다.
보통 이런 게임들은 분량이 짧은 경우가 많아서 문제가 생기는 일이 많은데,
플레이타임은 확실히 긴 거 같습니다. 현재 6시간 했는데 대충 2/3 지점 내지는 좀 더 온 거 같네요.
2018 올해의 게임 강추

I have absolutely no ♥♥♥♥ about Broken Reality, I cannot tell you how many times I have deleted my finished saved game and started a new one just to get everything again. I love the personalities these characters you meet have, I love wondering around collecting stuff and taking pictures. This whole game is such an amazing work of art, I am so happy I found it! There are so many hidden likes to find, I discover something new every time I start a new save. I would check this game out if I were you!

神作, 不但把蒸汽波的风格展现的淋漓尽致, 而且在其中融入了很多的网络梗, 展现了一个虚幻, 复古的网络世界
解谜, 探索都很有意思! 但是这么优秀的作品为什么不火呢

reminded me of hypnospace outlaw (go check that out if you like this game) and its pretty good

神中神
在当今这个“答辩 抽象”的社会 我们为何一定要选择追捧 为什么不能回到之前美好的环境中呢？

《论如何把精神污染做出温馨治愈感》

Personally prefer The Beginner's Guide rather than this one but hell yeah, this is good.

【Ｔｈｅ　Ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ　Ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ　ａｎｄ　ｉｔｓ　ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ　ｈａｖｅ　ｂｅｅｎ　ａ　ｄｉｓａｓｔｅｒ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｕｍａｎ　ｒａｃｅ】

私は元々Vaporwaveが好きで、というのもVaporwaveなんて言葉が無かったころからサンプリングやコラージュを用いた音源を個人的に作ったりしていたので、初めて彼らの音楽を聴いたとき「なんでこんなものを多数の人間が作ったり話題にしたりしてんだ？」と、素朴な疑問と親近感が同時に湧いた。
著作権の関係でほとんどの作品はBandcamp等で無料ダウンロードできたため片っ端から聴き、ネット記事や関連本、ディスクガイドを読み漁った。
共通する雰囲気はノスタルジーの掃きだめ、キラキラしたゴミの美学、思考と時間の停止願望、取り除かれない慢性疲労と倦怠感だった。ビートが不安定だったり昔のCMの音声を遅くループしただけの曲もあり、聞いてて素直に楽しめるようなものではない。みんな疲れているんじゃないかと思った。そして私もまた疲れ切っていた。
おそらくVaporwaveとはわかる人にしかわからない類の、絶望的な袋小路のセラピーでありそのための場所ではないか。だからミーム的な意匠や形式そのものに特に意味は無いし、こだわる必要も本当は無い。ただ、その場所を共有したい人々のための規格、言語として流通しているものが現在のVaporwaveの姿だと思った。

前置きはこのぐらいにして、このゲームは傑作だった。
なによりVaporwaveがどうのというよりゲームとして普通に面白いしよく出来てるのが良い。全く普通の平凡な世界観であったとしても（面白いかどうかは別としても）ゲームとしては成立していただろう。
収集要素、ギミック、パズル、ボリュームもあり、終盤はゲーム下手にはアクション要素が結構きつかったけれどもなんとかクリアできる程度の難易度。セーブされない部分があったりクエストの条件が少しわかりにくかったり難所を往復させられたりはしたものの、ネタや雰囲気に逃げていない硬派でしっかりとした作りだったので自然と先に進みたいという気にさせられる。
詳しくは書かないがエンディングでの流れも無言の描写が秀逸で素晴らしかった。

正直、私はこのゲームに雰囲気以上のものを期待していなかった。Vaporwaveには先に書いたような絶望が根底にあって、ロックやジャズ、ファンクのような蠢く生命力の欠片も無い、冷たく質量の無いスーパーのチラシの亡霊の集会でしかないと、事実そういったものしか信用も安心もできないという了解の表現だと思っていた。
だがこのゲームはVaporwaveをあくまでゲームの要素としてドライに徹して扱ったことで（おそらく意図はしてないと思うが）インターネットのゾンビ臭から遠ざかることが出来ている。ゆえに私は終始素直に楽しく遊んでいて、没頭し浸りきっていた。

そう、私は没頭しきれていなかったのだ。音楽だろうが何だろうが、心地よく現実逃避できるかどうか。
人は疲れすぎると世界に身構えてしまい、こんな当たり前のことが分からなくなるのだ。

子供のころ、キリスト教のテレビ番組がやっていて、冒頭に必ずこう言った。
「暗いと不平を言うよりも、すすんで灯りを点けましょう」

現実逃避だって立派な行動じゃないか。現実感が壊れているならなおさらだ。

Когда собирали на кикстартере разработчику, то чудом удержался чтобы не задонатить. К слову, на данный момент собрано $14,6k из $12.5k требуемых.

Думаю о плюсах нет смысла говорить - их прекрасно демонстрирует трейлер. В какой то момент игра может наскучить из-за отсутствия понимания "куда идти, что делать", но открыв новую локацию ловишь дикий кайф от её изучения и новой музыки, которая привязана к ней. Есть мемчики, отсылочки и прочий характерный контент (в виде картин, скульптур, статичных персонажей выдающих квесты и т.д.).
Впрочем, чего то особенного ждать от Broken Reality не стоит (сюжета, например офк). Для себя сделал такой вывод: игра под настроение - чисто залипнуть на часик, а потом через некоторое время вернуться за новой "дозой" эстетики.
Стоит денег? Для тех кто в теме - однозначно да. (но не за фулпрайс)

I've waiting so long for a top-tier vaporwave game.

It's finally here!

I'm a sucker for walking simulators but this game has a lot more content than at first glance. This game nails the vaporwave aesthetic and then some, and manages to be both a relaxing and funny/memey experience. The light puzzle components are really entertaining and feel well-integrated into the world. The music is also kick-ass, but that's kind of a mandatory thing when you make a game about vaporwave. The world design is awesome... went way beyond my expectations.


The plot twist when you fall into Aquanet when the bridge crashes blew my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ mind. Also the final area that turned into a hellish fever dream was a welcome change and really made me feel like I was delving deep into some corrupted code that was beyond redemption.

All in all I wish I was better at writing reviews but this is the greatest thing I've played in awhile. This filled the vapor void in my soul that was yearning for something to fill for so long.

The one thing I'm unsure about is the final badge and whether that unlocks any new areas that I have yet to discover. This is so sad, can we get 4000 likes?

Anyways, thank you dev(s). I really enjoyed this game and I'm definitely going to get some replays out of it.

I really dig Broken Reality. It takes you to a place where you can explore for a while just to find more odd things to discover. Kinda has a Pokémon Snap vibe with all the picture taking. I did get lost at one point trying to find my way through blocked off areas and eventually tapped out. It's also a tad expensive but I don't regret supporting awesome devs that make stuff like this.

A colorful and inventive "walking simulator". A must play for any Vaporwave fan, and if you're not this game might make you one. Funny use of internet culture references and memes. It's the Talos Principle on acid.

Genuinely cool environments but there are literally no settings (I had to alt-tab out to adjust the volume of the game, then set a button on my mouse to toggle my DPI to 1/4 of its normal setting due to a lack of a sensitivity slider) and there are bugs that have been acknowledged by the developers in Steam Discussions around two years ago, yet have never been patched.

Without spoilers, in my play-through, I've had:
- An item for a quest that's required to progress past the first area be embedded in a bulky character's torso, making it easily missed and difficult to grab without speaking to the NPC instead. Had to look up the issue to find the item.
- An invisible barrier block a route I had to take back to the rest of the game. This one just required restarting the game.
- A side(?)* quest become soft-locked due to finding one of the quest items laying out in the open before finding the quest-giver in a building in an alleyway beyond said item. This required using regedit to fix, following this guide. If you still want to play this game and want to avoid this, avoid grabbing a floating blue bag containing a mixtape CD in the streets of GeoCity, at least before talking to a club owner who marks a variety of CD locations on your map.

* I fixed this bug before attempting to progress, but some people on the forums say they didn't need to finish this quest. Others have said they have completed every listed requirement to progress, but were unable to with this quest being the one thing they haven't finished.

This is aside from the fact that the gameplay itself gets pretty stale around the midpoint, with many puzzles starting to have essentially "repeat" solutions. The environments and weird characters carry this game, so if you'd rather explore it yourself than watch a play-through, I'd seriously recommend waiting for a sale.

A love letter to early internet culture. The soundtrack is fantastic. At times philosophical, at times humorous, always entertaining.

找了一年多的游戏，风格太吸引我了

1 LIKE = 1 HAIL SATAN

Es como Instagram, solo que en los 2000, y estás dentro, y solo suena vaporwave, y hay gambas que hablan, y tienes una katana anti-spam, y hay cyber-doggos, esqueletos mariachis y aliens, y le harías un favor a cualquier que te encuentres por un puñado de likes.
Igualito que Instagram, vamos.

An absolute trip of a game. You'd think this is just some silly joke game weighly heavily on internet memes and... a e s t h e t i c s... But while it's absolutely internet memes and vaporwave aesthetics through and through, it actually does some very cool things and turns what could've been a low-effort joke like a lot of other vaporwave-inspired games on Steam into an hours-long romp through several visually diverse, sprawling worlds with quirky NPCs, neat little puzzles, clever references from your glassware shop called Blaze Runner to real obscure stuff like Air Control's, "Do you know what does it mean?" to a handful of nods to Vinesauce streams in random generic NPC dialogue.

It's a love/hate letter to the internet, wrapped in vibrant, visually overloading flair that you either are endeared to or find headache-inducing. For my part I really like what the game does graphically, I like crazy 80s popart, neon aesthetic, cyberpunk, the works, and that's what's on display here. Each world is thematically cohesive as a mix of Vaporwave album covers; environments designed by tearing up Windows 98 software interfaces and turning them into walls, stairs, bridges, you name it, classical sculptures and ancient ruins loom next to tropical paradises dotted with palm trees. It's weird and I like it!

World design on the whole works well and maintains a sense of exploration and progression, unlocking new tools and upgrades to unveil new places or remove previously encountered roadblocks is satisfying, and the different sections of each map feel distinct enough so that I never felt I was lost except maybe in GeoCity where the streets can blend together until you've been through them a few times.

For music, you should know what you're getting into. The game opens to muffled, stretched out and reverberating sounds of dial-up, and proceeds into all sorts of fun electronic, lo-fi, vaporwave, chillwave, whatever you want to call it, it's nice music to relax to and explore some psychadelic, Windows 98 era worlds. For my part there's enough enjoyable listening that I'd probably grab an OST if it became available at any point, or search it up on Youtube at the least. The mall in the first area got particularly stuck in my head.

In the end, there's a surprising amount of substance here, more than I even anticipated a concept like this would provide, and it's some high quality work for what it's doing. I was pleasantly surprised at how much further the game went after leaving the first area, and making it to the final area takes a good eye and lots of curiosity, leaving no stone unturned. It felt earned to hit the end credits, and the game delivered some appropriately fascinating final act-type stuff that I didn't anticipate seeing from a game that you'd expect to be acting as complementary interactive experience for a high person.

The less said about the closing minutes of the game, the better, not proclaiming the game's gonna blow your mind with story, but it did its job as an audio/visual journey commendably and ends on a high note. As a vaporwave-loving nerd, I was smitten the whole way through.

I really really wish I could say that I enjoyed this game. I got funny jokes but that's about it. I came into the game expecting a really fun exploration based game but what I got was incredibly slow movement and gamebreaking bugs. I cannot recommend the game in it's current state. The lack of a jump or sprint feels incredibly slow so constantly you're waiting just trying to get somewhere. not to mention the fact that in a lot of places if you fall you have to start all over which means doing a bunch of stuff over and over again. and trust me, this happens a lot. At the start I loved this game. By the end I was begging for it to be over.

So, not recommended. :(

I initially bought this game because it is Vaporwave and aesthetic eye candy, but after playing for a while I realized that it was a very fun puzzler too. The whole idea is that you go from different areas (websites) within NATEM, which controls most digital services in the distant future. Your job is gather as many likes as you can, destroy malware, and stop corruption within companies whilst traversing the many areas. Each website area has a different aesthetic, and a different game mechanic to try out to help you progress. It's bizarre, nostalgic, and has a HUGE difficulty spike at the end. If you like aesthetics, or even puzzle games in general, I very much so recommend this game.

After completing Broken Reality, I have mixed feelings about whether to recommend it. The game starts off as a pseudo-nostalgic walking sim set in a renditioning of an old-internet utopia, which was enjoyable enough. But soon you find out there's something amiss in paradise and, to me, the game got a whole lot worse because that's when you start having to deal with tedious puzzle elements and uninspired fetch quests in order to advance the story.

Speaking of the story, it's kind of everywhere and deals with topics like the corporatization of the internet and consumerism... but provides little closure and doesn't take much of a stance on any of them. For some spoilers, it gets very dark and pseudo-intellectual as you get closer to the end. To me it seems out to place to apply a modern sense of cynicism to a game set in the most sincere age of the internet.

I think that if you have a place in your heart for the "old internet" (or maybe just really like Vaporwave) and have the capacity to enjoy Broken Reality as an experience rather than a game, there's something worthwhile for you here. But anyone outside of that group should probably reconsider.

This game is great if you enjoy surreal and dreamy atmospheres and exploration, where you are never sure what expects you next. I played this a few months ago and still miss it here and there and as someone who enjoys these aspects in games a lot, it really managed to quench my thirst for it, so to say.
As some people stated previously, solving puzzles in the latter part of the game gets a bit more confusing and difficult. I stumbled upon a bug you most definitely will as well and questioned whether it was intentional or not. Turned out it isn't and there is an 'easier' way to complete the area and this is an example of those things not always being obvious. For me personally it doesn't take away the charm at all, as no bugs ever felt too intrusive for me to enjoy the game.
If those things don't bother you as much and you can take some uncertainty or even enjoy that, broken reality is definitely worth playing and a pretty enjoyable experience.
The atmosphere and the weirdness of the characters involved, as well as the setting just fit and the music is great on top of that and according to the theme. The take on internet culture is interesting and accompanied by the tools you receive make for a fun experience to engage with your surroundings.

充满蒸汽波感的迷幻电子世界，一场无与伦比的盛大冒险。其中涉及的互联网因素，meme之类看似很旧，但又有种超现实感，走过开头的廊道之后，便真的有了种进入到了互联网的“大千世界”的感受。把信息流变成可交互世界实在是太酷了！
二编：我觉得直到进入Aqua才算正式开始见识这个世界的光怪陆离。游戏把千禧年左右的计算机及互联网元素运用得炉火纯青，只要用过XP系统、古老的IE浏览，知道光盘、软盘，基本上这些过往的知识就足以让你感受到这个游戏所呈现的赛博世界的魅力。起初只是阳光明媚的游乐园，而后是购物中心，身边有很多人，符合玩家对互联网的一般感受——就像热闹、嘈杂的超市，商品琳琅满目，大家各取所需。然而一进入Aqua区域，迎面便是高耸的环形冰山，水面上一条笔直的红石桥直通远方的白色高塔，搭配冰山表面的故障视效直接梦核拉满，这时候才让人意识到，这个服务器的潜能远超想象。

在开始界面，如果你向右看，会看到退出按钮，背景是破败的小屋。不由得感慨，虽然我们在虚拟世界是个英雄，但回归现实，还是要面对惨淡的人生，那些网上的美好仿佛一场美梦。梦醒了，天亮了。
以下黑框涉及结局剧透：
最后Player把自己送走了，猩红的故障墙面塑造出向下方延伸的坑道，如同向地狱深处沉降。尽头等待着名为D447H的三角大门，走进去便意味着再也无法回到这里。Player选择向前走，告别一切，回到了“现实”：一间破败的30平公寓，桌旁坐着和Oneechan很像的蓝发妹妹，却始终看不到她的正脸。那个梦幻世界难道是Player自身的幻想吗？这时候，电脑屏幕荧荧亮起，broken reality程序停止响应，需要强制退出。你看到ERROR的脸，你们冥冥中达成了某种协议，答案已经不言自明。你知道游戏来到了尾声，操纵Player的手选择了退出。忽然，那个“现实”也随之湮灭成无数雪花，虚拟的“现实”消失，你的电脑屏幕充斥着纷繁的故障与噪点。对于你而言，游戏也结束了。该回到你自己的现实了。

另：你在见到Phisherman时他总是在哪里悠闲地坐着。他的建议精准而有效，照着他交给你的“小目标”去做，然后你的前路便豁然开朗。他如此慷慨，却从未要求你为他做什么。你最后一次见到你熟悉的Fisherman时，他在内网的一处虚空中等你。三维坐标轴在他身旁旋转，正是在桥上拦截你的去路，让你落入Aqua的那个。他的名字有了变化，和你起初根据读音的猜想差不多。他给了你第三个建议，以及打开最终大门的一半信息。在黑暗中为你照亮前路的光球φ(Phi)，也许亦是他的一部分化身。一个坐在路边，帽沿压低遮住双眼的毫不起眼的路人，其实是知晓最深处秘密的关键人物，即使临近终点的那段路，他仍在为你提供帮助，也会停下来等你赶上。有这样的存在相伴走到最后，可以安心地放下一切了。
又另：为什么把Player送走以后大家全都高兴地跳起舞来了啊！！SOS

Jeu original, gameplay sympa, avec un décor psychédélique, ce jeu est vraiment sympathique, je recommande.

Para todos los seguidores del genero vaporwave / asthetics es un exelente juego, es un tributo a este increible mundo y el arte es increible! No hay un juego iguial a este! Super recomendado!

ＶＨＳ／／さわやか！購入 オンラインで買い物しますＣＲＹＳＴＡＬ ＰＥＰＳＩ©

呀！亚！

It's kind of like Jazzpunk, but instead of a noire/coldwar aesthetic, it has an A E S T H E T I C aesthetic. It's good.

Grab your Stock Photos (C) and 4Chola, add some Dorados (tm) (blueberry flavour)! buy some sick shades at the store, maybe even pick something up at the floral shoppe and go to the beach with your phone. Lay on digital sand, tune in to high corporate music (C)- beats to buy/ consume to. Take #pictures as you observe the beautiful #sunset. Get likes.

Living in the digital void has never felt this pleasant... Thank you, Natem!

I'm loving this game so far, the AESTHETIC is right up my lane. The game is pretty simple, resembling a walking simulator, but with puzzles and generally speaking alot of more actual content, then your average walking sim.

Looks: 10/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Story: Havent finished it yet
Soundtrack: 9/10
Glitches so far: Only a few visual glitches, mostly in the HUD.

充满蒸汽波感的迷幻电子世界，一场无与伦比的盛大冒险。其中涉及的互联网因素，meme之类看似很旧，但又有种超现实感，走过开头的廊道之后，便真的有了种进入到了互联网的“大千世界”的感受。把信息流变成可交互世界实在是太酷了！
二编：我觉得直到进入Aqua才算正式开始见识这个世界的光怪陆离。游戏把千禧年左右的计算机及互联网元素运用得炉火纯青，只要用过XP系统、古老的IE浏览，知道光盘、软盘，基本上这些过往的知识就足以让你感受到这个游戏所呈现的赛博世界的魅力。起初只是阳光明媚的游乐园，而后是购物中心，身边有很多人，符合玩家对互联网的一般感受——就像热闹、嘈杂的超市，商品琳琅满目，大家各取所需。然而一进入Aqua区域，迎面便是高耸的环形冰山，水面上一条笔直的红石桥直通远方的白色高塔，搭配冰山表面的故障视效直接梦核拉满，这时候才让人意识到，这个服务器的潜能远超想象。

在开始界面，如果你向右看，会看到退出按钮，背景是破败的小屋。不由得感慨，虽然我们在虚拟世界是个英雄，但回归现实，还是要面对惨淡的人生，那些网上的美好仿佛一场美梦。梦醒了，天亮了。
以下黑框涉及结局剧透：
最后Player把自己送走了，猩红的故障墙面塑造出向下方延伸的坑道，如同向地狱深处沉降。尽头等待着名为D447H的三角大门，走进去便意味着再也无法回到这里。Player选择向前走，告别一切，回到了“现实”：一间破败的30平公寓，桌旁坐着和Oneechan很像的蓝发妹妹，却始终看不到她的正脸。那个梦幻世界难道是Player自身的幻想吗？这时候，电脑屏幕荧荧亮起，broken reality程序停止响应，需要强制退出。你看到ERROR的脸，你们冥冥中达成了某种协议，答案已经不言自明。你知道游戏来到了尾声，操纵Player的手选择了退出。忽然，那个“现实”也随之湮灭成无数雪花，虚拟的“现实”消失，你的电脑屏幕充斥着纷繁的故障与噪点。对于你而言，游戏也结束了。该回到你自己的现实了。

另：你在见到Phisherman时他总是在哪里悠闲地坐着。他的建议精准而有效，照着他交给你的“小目标”去做，然后你的前路便豁然开朗。他如此慷慨，却从未要求你为他做什么。你最后一次见到你熟悉的Fisherman时，他在内网的一处虚空中等你。三维坐标轴在他身旁旋转，正是在桥上拦截你的去路，让你落入Aqua的那个。他的名字有了变化，和你起初根据读音的猜想差不多。他给了你第三个建议，以及打开最终大门的一半信息。在黑暗中为你照亮前路的光球φ(Phi)，也许亦是他的一部分化身。一个坐在路边，帽沿压低遮住双眼的毫不起眼的路人，其实是知晓最深处秘密的关键人物，即使临近终点的那段路，他仍在为你提供帮助，也会停下来等你赶上。有这样的存在相伴走到最后，可以安心地放下一切了。

又另：为什么把Player送走以后大家全都高兴地跳起舞来了啊！！SOS

Broken Reality is the future, liking things is a commodity, level up by liking things and being liked, and game more powers as you start trending, a fairly well-made satirical take on social media

Me and the boys trippin' af

w h a t

Pretty sure I've seen scenes from this game in my dreams since I was a child, so um... there's that. Good game.

Broken Reality is a First Person Adventure game with a really strong Vaporwave aesthetic. It has some pacing issues and the Aesthetic isn't for everyone, but It's a good time if those don't bother you.

I love vaporwave and this game is phenominal!

It's the vaporwave game we deserve

really quite excellent, but it really needs a mouse sensitivity setting of some sort, way too sensitive by default! (not a preference thing, it was literally unplayable - had to set sensitivity in windows to the very lowest setting and turn my mouse dpi down to the minimum, and even then it was a little faster than i would like)

ジャンルとしてはインターネットウォーキングシミュレーター
プレイヤーはオンライン空間の「NATEM」の中でいいね！を稼ぎ有名になるのが目的
広告をいいね！したり、落ちているいいね！を拾う、NPCの依頼を完了することでランクを上げることができる

最初から行けるサーバー「Domo Paradiso」はVapor waveな島で基本的な操作や目標が知れる、ただ最初から島の全てを探索できるわけではなく広告ブロック（物理）や段差（ジャンプができないので）に邪魔されるのでまずは広告除去ができる刀や移動に便利なクリッカーやブックマーカーやいいね！稼ぎや後々パズルを解くのに必要なカメラなどアイテムを集めるのが第一段階という感じ

話を進めていくうちに行けるサーバーが増えていき、サーバー同士の中継地点である「Axis Plaza」、忘れられた海底サーバー「Aquanet」、サイバーシティ「GeoCity」、豪華客船「Love Cruse 64」に行けるようになっていく
とにかくGeoCityのいかにもなサイバーパンクっぽい都市感が個人的には大好きなのでぜひ行ってもらいたい

ネタバレになるので詳しくは書かないが最後のサーバーがいきなりホラー空間になるので気をつけよう、あとドアを通りマップを移動できるがすり抜けて落ちるバグ？がそこそこ起きたので注意

You may be tempted to dismiss Broken Reality as a brainless 'lol memes'-type game, but restrain yourself! Surprisingly, this is not only a proper game, but an intelligently made one. The look, feel, and details are intentional, there are gameplay mechanics and puzzles to solve, and it's surprisingly larger than you might think.

Broken Reality feels like a combination of vaporwave, a e s t h e t i c s, Hypnospace Outlaw, JazzPunk, and adventure games where you get unique tools/abilities to expand what you can do in the game world.

Pick it up, crack open a Crystal Bepis, and enjoy yourself.

I desperately want to recommend this game because the aesthetics are just a lot of fun and I truly love it, but unfortunately there's a few game-breaking bugs that can really mess someone up and have yet to be fixed despite developer acknowledgement.

One good example is the "GeoCity" level. At the start of the level you are tasked with getting money to clear the debt you're in. You're supposed to seek out a few quest-givers and when you're done your debt is repaid. However it is way too easy to softlock by exploring a bit too much and making use of soda cans to launch oneself into places they shouldn't normally get to at first (a mechanic that strangely feels intended) and collecting wads of cash scattered about. One would think this would meet the requirement of wiping out debt as indicated by the quest log, but this isn't the case and you MUST do the side quests. Upon completing the 3 required side quests, your money is set to $1. You then need to collect at least $1,000,000 to progress. If you already collected a bunch of money from the level just prior, you are now softlocked and have to completely restart your game progress. I feel that a way to prevent this in the game code is to just ensure that the player's on-hand cash is a positive value, and perhaps prevent shopping in the various stores until one completes that main quest.

There's a couple others, but that would turn this review into a wall of text along with other spoilers.

If you know what bugs/glitches to expect going in you can easily avoid them, but if not and you didn't follow an intended route you're in for a frustrating experience. Despite this, it's quite a fun game and if you love immersing yourself in the Vaporwave A E S T H E T I C then I can definitely recommend picking this game up.

Its like I'm playing a can of Arizona ice tea™.

互联网亚逼的Outer Wilds

【ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥ ░ ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣ ░ＷＯＲＬＤ】　（閲ク屋）

Э С Т Е Т И К А

Incredible game. You won't regret buying it

Love every second of this game. 4542 likes. mustplay

First half is really fun, latter half (GeoCity onwards) is kinda painful.

The last level ("Innernet") has some infuriating portal glitches that cause softlock, potentially blowing away hours of progress. (I think the game needs to add some more saving spots in that level, at the very least.) What I recommend is enjoying the intriguing aesthetics and (comparatively) lighthearted/non-glitchy gameplay up to Geocity and watching someone else play through the rest of the game..

Anywho... I still have to recommend this game because my first encounter with the game at Domo was unforgettable..!

This game is one I feel I can definitely recommend, even if you aren't into Vaporwave.

Pros:
+ Pretty spectacular worlds that each have a very unique feel and tone to them
+ Very nice soundtrack, even if the soundtrack transitioning is a little iffy
+ Often changes up what you're doing and adding on to what you can do with the arsenal you can pick up early, meaning while it keeps a set of mechanics, its constantly changing up what you're doing with them
+ The visual style of early internet come to life really works and adds a surreal feel to the whole game
+Puzzles are clever enough, hardly going to bust your head over them, but some got me brain scratching for sure
+They ask you to really squeeze what you can out of this and get the most out of the worlds you explore with lots of hidden paths full of goodies if you go looking for them
+Characters are interesting, while not engaging particularly, everyone you meet will certainly intrigue and help keep you entertained with a few chuckles, though there are a couple of noteworthy characters (lookin at you, Phisherman)
+ Might just be me, but the enviornments and music gave me a very relaxed feel in places, losing myself into this bizarre world
+ Plenty of references and jokes, both Vaporwave and not for anyone to enjoy
+ Alright story, a little vague, but it gets the job done for sure. May not be for those who just want a clear cut plot though.

Neutral:
+/- The game often gates you from certain areas until you gain enough "likes". While this does help the story keep its pace up, it does feel like it might have been more fun if they were just puzzles to get there, rather than just having straight up gates.

♥♥♥♥:
- The game really grinds to a halt if you haven't been doing your exploring late game. Likes aren't too hard but late game, you have to also find three "triangles" in each of the worlds, and many require especially keen senses to find. Its not TOO bad as they DO give you an upgrade that makes finding the general area of some of them easy, but they are usually locked behind some puzzles or are hidden quite well, meaning if you haven't been gathering them up before, this can really kill the pacing when you're forced to go back to worlds you've already been exploring for quite a while.
- Needless to say, while I DO feel you can enjoy this game without being a fan of Vaporwave, those familiar with the genre and enjoy it will get WAY more out of this than others.
- There are definitely a few jokes (specifically the memes) that will definitely date this game (if the vaporwave theme didn't already do so for you)
- Rough around the edges with a couple bugs and some audio problems, particularly with transitions sometimes not happening properly, shifting too quickly, or sometimes not going away and just layering.
-Last level is a HUGE difficulty spike, expecting precise platforming from you out of nowhere.


8/10

While I may be a bit biased with this as I quite enjoy vaporwave, I feel that even if I didn't adore the genre, that this game would be quite entertaining. Its not the best, but I feel this scratches a good enough itch for me to recommend it as a game and an experience. Give it a shot if any of this interests you.

there is no way to change the absurdly high sensitivity, and I can't play this game for more than 5 minutes without getting motion sickness. if you are prone to dizziness, I really suggest you to check out some real game footage to see if you can survive it. I didn't and here is another regretful impulse purchase of mine I guess.

Very chill and exploratory game, dressed in vaporware aesthetic. There is a story if you cared enough to look for it but regardless the game can be enjoyed if you're into exploring and figuring out collect items.

Vapourwave called, they want their license key for Win95 back.

Didn't really understand the story. Didn't really need to.

This game is my exact aesthetic and preferred playstyle, a relaxing, funny, surprisingly compelling romp through a dead MMO.

A funny and visually pleasing collectable walking simulator with quests, V A P O R W A V E, and a story.

Also A E S T H E T I C.

Broken Reality is a weird Vapor Wave relaxing world laid out for you to explore. It is riddled and full of the nostalgic beauty of feeling trapped inside 90's and early 2000 internet.

Broken Reality is a first-person adventure/puzzle game. I've played for three hours so far and it hasn't gotten stale for me yet. There's a lot of humor and reference to old memes (you literally get to download a car). The solutions aren't so hard that you'll be scratching your head for long, but they are challenging enough to feel rewarding.

I will say that the aesthetic might not be for everyone and it might bother some people's eyes. It's very surreal and the "low quality" graphics actually works in favor of what this game is trying to accomplish. There also isn't really much of a story until about an hour after starting, but it's getting interesting so far.

Rarely do I ever write reviews for games, but this one was good enough to warrant one. I highly recommend this game to nearly any audience.

Edit: I just finished the game after 7 hours. I loved everything about this game except the last area. In every area of the game, it was pretty simple to figure out what to do next, but the last are is beyond confusing. One of the entrances was really hidden as well as the eyes for the glitch camera. There's also more fast clicking the hyperlinks that can get annoying. Overall, I'm still very satisfied with the game.

ＭＡＳＴＥＲＰＩＥＣＥ

好蒸汽波的游戏，好爱，希望能玩到更多的蒸汽波游戏

3000 yellow Thumbs Up out of 4000 Yellow Thumps Up.

It's a nice weird satire game similar to Stanley Parrable but unlike Stanley actually has some gameplay in it. It's really hard to exactly explain what this game is about (yes one of those games) but I can confidently say it's good.

Only problem is that sometimes you go: is this visual glitch supposed to be there or is it an actual bug?

Broken Reality - это сломанная ко всем чертям игра, причём совершенно не в том смысле, в котором можно было бы подумать, исходя из названия.

Геймплей представляет из себя довольно простенький коллектатон, где игрок использует постепенно открываемые инструменты, чтобы собрать как можно больше лайков для открытия доступа к новым локациям. Всё по классике. Что не по классике, так это то, что инструментов у игрока шесть, но функционально лишь три - камера, гарпун и телепорт. Остальные четыре - это то, что в нормальных играх ставят на одну лишь кнопку использования, а не раздувают из этого "развеселую" прокрутку инструментов каждый раз, когда нужно с кем-то поговорить. Поскольку точки для фотографирования видны только при наличии камеры в руках, то переключаться туда и обратно приходится и того больше. Бегай, ищи квесты, получай за них лайки, участвуй в мини-играх для дошкольников, вроде "найди пару", иногда решая односложные пазлы. На этом всё.

Омрачается это сломанными коллизиями, отваливающимися скриптами, багующей физикой, проваливающимися под текстуры предметами. Даже меню работать перестает, причем намертво. Ирония в том, что игра хочет создать ощущение сломанной игры, несовершенство которой ты используешь для достижения секретов. Но делает она это в основном нарративно, в то время как любые попытки думать вне рамок ведут лишь к софтлоку и потере прогресса. Но иногда так действительно нужно делать, если игре внезапно захочется. Собственные правила нарушаются тут и там, превращая прохождение в перебор вариантов с постоянной боязнью застрять в очередном непредназаченном для игрока месте. Тут даже математический пазл сломан настолько, что его сами разработчики неправильно решают.

Вне геймплея же это некая сборная солянка из интернета 90-х, эстетики vaporwave и игр Worlds Chat и Second Live, пропущенных через призму протуших мемов с Reddit и самым, мать его, настоящим танцующим Рикардо Милосом. Для кого-то это уже значительный повод ознакомиться с игрой. Я же прокомментирую это просто - "кринж".

Сюжет в свою очередь номинальный и укладывается в пару слов про злых капиталистов-иллюминатов, убивших все веселье анальным донатом. История здесь большее повод для создания мемных образов и атмосферы исследования мертвых серверов. Примерно то, что можно было получить за пару сессий в Garry's Mod, пока его апдейтами не уничтожили.

В итоге Broken Reality - это очередная попытка продать форму без содержания, только в этом случае ещё и форма эта держится с трудом. Если вам хочется чего-то подобного, но чтобы это была ещё и хорошая игра, то обратите свое внимание на Crypt Worlds, за нее и денег не просят, пусть дозы vaporwave вы там и не получите. И это к лучшему. Если же вам хочется разваливающегося на части мемного хрючева, то советую задуматься о собственной жизни.

*sigh* i wish reality was broken irl

サイケデリックな作品
いいねを集めることが目的だ
「広告切」（刀）などの摩訶不思議な道具とともにインターネット世界を駆け回ろう
最初のマップが結構広くてやることも多いので満足しがちだが、そのあとも面白いマップが出てくるのでぜひやろう

I love the calm feeling of this game so much

都很好，除了最后一关的美术设计实在是太难受，给我整得晕3d了，需要不停休息才能玩下去。当然因为整体水平都超棒，所以也心甘情愿。

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Bought for the lulz, but instead I reflect upon my tech-based purchasing choices made over the last 16 years. I seem to be in an existential crisis.. I have become painfully aware my enslavement to consumerism and technology. Butchering pop-ups and clickbait that have assaulted me since the 90s has been uniquely satisfying. After playing this game I have discovered an irresistible urge to punch everything I like or agree with while making a thumbs up with my fist. If this doesn't become an instant cult classic then there really is no hope for humanity.
10/10

It's quirky, creepy, funny, awkward, dumb and really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ trippy. One of the vanishingly small handful of truly combat-free, yet engaging games in existence. It kind of runs out of interesting things to say or do towards the end, but it's a first-person experience like no other. If you like things like Jazz Punk, you will feel right at home.

Funny, eerie at times, engrossing, and an easy experience to get lost in. It isn't perfect—the second half of the game hits a crescendo in terms of its storytelling that would be perfect were it not for some (at this point, well documented) bugs that may force you to restart if not straight up outright get softlocked. However, for me at least, the pros far outweigh the ♥♥♥♥ and what I initially thought would just be a very silly little game ended up giving me 20 hours of charming contemplation and genuine heartache at the end.

It's definitely not for everyone. Game play is largely hunting and puzzles, and it often times feels like the game is only just-barely made—and I don't mean in terms of its aesthetics. If you don't get immersed easily or get annoyed if a story is vague on some details, I think you might find BR frustrating. Otherwise, it makes a great down-time walking simulator to sink a calming hour or two in for a month, and it'll leave you quite a bit of tasty existential dread to chew on shortly thereafter.

I can't say it's my favorite game but I'm probably going to talk and think about it for a long while, and it's hard to quantify experiences like that. I'd rather just tell you that this game is for a particular mood and type of person, and if that's you, great. Get it.

Oyun tamamıyla vaporwave estetiğini taşıyor. Gerek oyunun tasarımı olsun, gerek müzikleri olsun sizi kendi içine çeken bir oyun. Etrafı keşfedip size verilen görevleri tamamlıyor ve yolculuğunuz boyunca edindiğiniz "like"larla seviye atlıyorsunuz. Oyunun mekanları çok güzel. Oynarken huzur buluyor ve "keşke ben de burada olsaydım" diyorsunuz. Bazı yerleri zorlayabiliyor ve oyun için ne yazık ki Türkçe bir rehber bulmak çok zor. İngilizce aradığınızda da istediğiniz gibi bulamıyorsunuz. Bu yüzden ya direkt gidip oyunun tartışma kısmına gidip derdinizi anlatmanız ya da oturup orayı burayı kurcalayarak takıldığınız yeri geçmeye çalışmanız gerekiyor. Hoş vakit geçirmek için birebir. Eğer keşfetmeli, güzel atmosferli oyunları seviyorsanız Broken Reality'ye bir şans verebilirsiniz.

What the hell did I just play? By the time I had finished this game, I was wondering if it was trying to make some kind of bold, artistic statement, or if it had its tongue in its cheek, trying to hold back laughter at such a ridiculous idea.

This game is an adventure game in the purest sense of the word. There are no enemies, nor is there a way to die. Instead, you’re a character who is on a fantastical journey from point A to B. Along the way, you’ll find a strange cast of characters and attempt to piece together some sort of story. On paper, it might not sound like much, but it always stays just interesting enough to keep you coming back.

The gameplay mostly revolves around solving puzzles and finding new ways to traverse the landscape. There are some light metroidvania elements here, where certain tools you unlock later in the game open new routes in old areas. You get access to a few gadgets throughout your journey, such as a hyperlinker (grappling hook), a samurai sword that slashes through malware, and a disposable camera that can reveal hidden paths.

My main complaint in the gameplay department is how slowly the character moves. The levels in this are surprisingly large, but traversing them is a pain because you move at a snail’s pace. There is no way to move faster, either, unless there happens to be a point you can grapple to nearby. This makes backtracking after a missed grapple or a wrong turn feel especially painful.

The game’s art style is its strongest point. I love the imagery of vaporwave and the nihilistic attitude that accompanies it. The art is all strongly rooted in that culture. It’s all so ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ. On top of that, the game also flirts with a bit of cyberpunk and other computer-based art, too. The game knows exactly what it’s going for, and it isn’t afraid to be what it is. It’s niche, but it’s done well. If you enjoy 90s internet imagery and scenes drenched in nostalgia, you’ll find something to enjoy here.

The music is another high point in the game. The soundtrack features tracks from prominent vaporwave artists, as well as original works from the game’s composer. The music is also dynamic and changes for the various locations that you visit. The art and visuals blend together perfectly to immerse the player in the world the developers have created.

The story is hard to piece together, but I think that’s by design. The game only provides a slow drip-feed of story bits until the end when things start moving quickly. By that point, you’re kind of overwhelmed and wondering what is going on. Oddly enough, the story wasn’t the primary motivating factor for me, though. I was more interested in the journey and seeing what kind of crazy locale the developers had crafted for me next. There may not be much in terms of a story, but the game doesn’t flop because of it.

This game was a trip. Its art and world are unlike any other I’ve ever played. If you’re a big-time nostalgia junkie, you’ll enjoy this game. There aren’t many other games that utilize the vaporwave aesthetic, and even fewer do it this well. This may be just a walking simulator at the end of the day, but the journey is interesting enough and there’s plenty of aesthetic beauty along the way.

As someone who backed the Kickstarter for this after seeing the demo on a Vinesauce stream, I will say I'm pleased as punch with the final product, minus a few things.

First off, a quick summary of what this game is: a first-person adventuring game with some puzzle-solving (some quick comparisons: Gravity Bone/Thirty Flights of Loving and the Portal series) that sometimes relies on figuring out where you should be looking (and verticality plays a major role here), fused with some collect-a-thon elements (lots of stuff to collect, and a lot of secrets to unlock). Your toolkit for progressing through the game is a selection of 6 items that do different things, which sometimes get upgrades to expand their capabilities (though it's mostly the Camera that gets new mechanics).

Also, of course, the most obvious part is that everything is Vaporwave (with a dash of Seapunk). All the colors and color combinations you've come to expect, all the visual tropes associated with it, and a ton of references/parodies of real-life brands, trends, and memes. There's even a clothing store where all the shirts and dresses seem to be compressed images of the covers to actual vaporwave albums. The way you save in-game is by finding one of many "SAVED VIP" vending machines and interacting with it.

Now, the parts I didn't like:

Minor technical stuff, but probably worth a mention:
1: At one point, I somehow glitched the quest log to keep showing up even when I closed it. A restart of the game fixed this.

2: Towards the end of the game, the inventory selection started getting screwy, showing me having selected one item when I had a different one out. Only way to avoid this was to use Q and E to change items, but I wasn't a fan of that and I would have rather had the ability to use my scroll wheel.

3: Performance wise, it started to chug a bit near the end, but I can probably pin that on the last level in the game.

Speaking of that last level...hoo boy. Now, looking back, my excitement peaked around midway into GeoCity (trying to get to some secret spots wore down on me a bit), but Innernet was starting to squander my enjoyment. It's one thing to throw the player into a dire-feeling scenario, it's another thing to feel like the modern equivalent of Half-Life's Xen. I legit got stuck at two points, and a playthrough I had to pull up got stuck at those same two points.

There is a Hyperlinking and Glitch Lens puzzle that is infuriating to do, and the reward for that is a maze, at the end of which is a portal to a small desert world that feels like it could have had more. And the portal out of it spits you out into...a place you'll likely have already hit up, with no real reward. The second part comes after a whole other segment fetching the last of the Glitch Children, and it's where you are given half of the portal configuration out, but it turns out you need to go back to the garden-tower to go through another portal and get the other half. There is no indication of this other than your own will to explore, but at this point, that has probably been sapped from you. The amount of retreading/backtracking in Innernet is hair-pullingly frustrating, and the last challenge is mercifully easy by comparison--aside from another Hyperlinking sequence that might have taken me four tries had I not gotten lucky.

The actual ending, though, did get to me. That really says something about this game, that, after traveling through a funny, if snarky depiction of the modern internet, and after enduring the confusing slog that was Innernet, I was still affected emotionally by seeing the actual reality of the player character. The game's title has more than one meaning, it seems. Sure, the ending might come out of nowhere in some regards, but it still makes you...well, think, I guess.

Overall, Broken Reality has something for a lot of people, from genuine/ironic Vaporwave enthusiasts to hardcore completionists. I actually wish this had a soundtrack release (even though chances are I probably do have a few tracks in my collection already). EDIT: The soundtrack is now available!

ok when are you fixing it

One of the loveliest games I think I've ever played. Truly captures vaporwave's appeal and themes to a thought-out and deeper degree. The ending still makes me somber thinking about it.

很有蒸汽波美学那味 V A P O R W A V E aetheatic
带一些千禧年元素和互联网梗，其实也是在B上看了别人的试玩视频回来补票的，真的很有那味，适合边吃菌子边玩
遇到的问题是！这个游戏怎么调游戏内鼠标灵敏度啊！视角动的太快直接给我干晕了啊啊啊啊啊啊
p.s. 我超级想要点数商店里的装扮！有没有好心的大佬土豪能赏我一些点数啊~

This is what I hope the Metaverse would be like

Es como si Blank Banshee y Matrix hubiesen tenido un hijo que quisiera ser un videojuego y lo consiguiera.

A really pleasant visual experience throughout. Loved the humour. Some bits of it are a bit puzzly, but nothing too challenging.
If you're looking for something relaxing as well as entertaining and fun to play, look no further!

Genuinely awesome video game. A pretty fun explorative gameplay loop reminiscent of a very casual old school collectathon presented with a wonderful visual style with an admirable commitment to its aesthetic. Unsurprisingly, the music is phenominal and its ironic sense of humor borrowed from the overall vaporwave movement lends to a good collection of light chuckles throughout the game. The story is superficial and vague, which is perfect, as a heavy-handed story really wouldn't fit within the vaporwave cultural context that it plants itself so firmly into. Still, it carries enough mystery behind the scenes that my curiosity was piqued, and it leads to a few incredible sequences toward the ending, in my opinion. Finished it a week ago and I'm still thinking about it A LOT. It is much more a thematic work than a narrative one. This game is definitely not for everyone, but if you're intrigued by the graphics and the environment of a crumbling virtual hangout spot and are willing to offer your time to a game that doesn't take itself too too seriously, I recommend supporting a studio and product that a lot of love was obviously poured into!

Holy hell. I have no idea why I put off playing this for so long but... Just do it. It's beautiful. Fun. Weird. If you like Hypnospace Outlaw you probably would enjoy this despite them not being terribly similar.

Mile spędzony czas przy grze. Muzyka świetna. NPC ciekawe, zadania poboczne nie nudziły. Ciekawe sekcjie logiczne i zręcznościowe. Stosunkowo niewiele gliczy jak na tak mały zespół, żaden nie przeszkadzał w skończeniu gry. Szkoda że z fabuły więcej się nie wyjaśniło pod koniec ale to nie znaczy, że końcówka była niezadowalająca. Innymi słowy dobrze wydane 50zł.

Beginning: chill
After a while: what bold aesthetics
In the end: thought-provoking
then: F**k yeah I'll play it again

Enjoy it while it lasts

I absolutely loved this game. Highly recommend. I wish there were more odd-ball games like this.

很棒的一款游戏...玩完之后确实是有些共鸣。就像那句路人说的话，“Internet is awesome，but you can't download
love”确确实实的反映出了当今社会，我们社交方式的快餐化和虚拟化。期待能玩到更多像Broken reality这样优秀的游戏！（50￥买的，不过个人认为这游戏值得更高的价格）

wonderful experience, the ending reminded me of the time I ate seven grams of mushrooms

I really like the idea for this game, and it was really fun to play...until a bug happened where the pause menu stopped working and always had to force quit, basically making the game unplayable. I posted about my issue in the Bug Report thread about it so I waited a good while before writing this review hoping the issue would be fixed. But doesn't seem there has been any updates to the game since then. If it ever gets fixed, I would love to finish this game and re-do my review.

One of the rare cases where the game starts off super strong and I enjoy it about 80% of the way, then the last 20% just completely flattens my enjoyment and makes me want to get away as fast as possible.

The vaporwave aesthetic was charming and made me want to keep playing, despite no real 'fun' to be had. Then the final section of the game devolves into this mind-numbing hellscape that was such a radical 180 that it made me feel like I had just wasted 7 hours of my life.

Broken Reality是一款步行模拟探索游戏。

本作最有特色的地方，是它的画面。如果你对宣传视频和截图中展现的，奇妙复古像素化的艺术风格感兴趣，那么在这样的世界里探索一定是充满乐趣的。
本作的核心是探索，在这个主题下，游戏设置了一些要素引导玩家游玩，这包括不限于一系列的任务，小游戏，隐藏要素。一个区域得到反复的探索后，游戏才能继续进行下去。乐趣则体现在不断的视觉冲击，认识更多有趣的npc，不断了解留白很多的故事剧情。
本作的内容比较丰富，充分探索6个世界需要10h以上的游戏时间。bgm可圈可点，每个世界都有几首曲目，复古也很有虚拟世界的感觉。

就我个人而言，探索的绝大部分时间是新鲜与愉快的，值得好评，但也有令人恼火的时候。游戏中绝大多数的任务，都是找人找东西，但有时扫图无数次还是差一两个而卡住。Geocity的第三个骷髅，我看了很多讨论的描述，但至今没有找到，还好并不影响攒够100w通关。隐藏的三角形有两处我也完全没想到办法拿，只好看视频用邪道方法拿到。好在游戏提供了一些冗余，不收集全部钥匙只是不能和船长对话，解锁新世界的赞数要求并不高，最终世界也不需要收集全部的三角形，这些是很人性化的设计。

Broken Reality is a great 3d exploration game. It could be considered a Metroidvania without the combat, since most of what you're doing is trying to get to new places using the tools you're given. Its theming and writing are both excellent. You explore a space based on the early internet and interact with ridiculous characters and solving problems or completing quests for them.

I enjoyed this game greatly but there is a game-breaking bug more than halfway. If I didn't happen to have a hard save before this I would have had to start over from the beginning. If you get to a point where you are asked to find two mix tapes, I believe you must return the first mix tape before collecting the second, otherwise you cannot turn in the second mix tape and cannot progress further. I hope this helps someone!
Don't let this discourage you from giving this one a shot!

I can't recommend this game in good conscience. The style and the gameplay ideas are really interesting, but the actual execution is rather poor. There are too many bugs left and the developer moved on to their next title. One such bug, in which common objects pick up massive inertia and fling you around depending on the way you interact with them, actually put my first playthrough at an unwinnable state in Geo City.

Undeterred, I started from scratch and played very carefully in order not to break anything again, because I was enjoying what the game had to offer up to that point. But oh boy, maybe I should have just stopped. The final stage is a set of horror-inspired levels that shift away from the game’s neon exploration style into a bunch of puzzle-platforming. With an engine as badly coded as this one, it just amounts to a very tiresome experience, completely unnecessary, including unwelcome tropes such as mazes and timing-based jumps.

Why? Why not just finish the game? It’s not fun, it’s not well-executed, so why not just end on a high note? Well, it just doesn’t.

While this review in negative, I would recommend that people play up to the end of Geo City if they can get this at a discount, because that portion of the game (roughly 60% of it) is worth going through.

Absolutely incredible! This game, admittedly, exceeded my expectations. I had no idea that this game would be so vast - when I booted it up the first time I thought I'd easily be able to get it completed in less than five hours, however, there was so much to take in and explore that, as of this review, I've logged almost 20 hours. Every time something was accomplished it just opened the door to a new quest or area, and every new item opened up new possibilities and introduced nearly flawless Metrodvania gameplay.
I think the reason my expectations were so exceeded is because I found this game by chance when searching the 'Vaporwave' tag in the Steam library. I thought this would be a single-dev project, created over a short period of time, with simple mechanics and a charming story. Oh, I was wrong. This game may not have a large amount of buzz surrounding it, but it's most certainly worth your time and money.
Additionally, the aesthetic of this game is so on point that it's worth your time to simply walk around and take in the scenery, music, and characters. As an avid fan of Vaporwave, I can confidently say that no other game I've played grasps the aesthetic so well (yes, that includes Vaporwave Simulator) - this game builds the philosophy of Vaporwave into the game's story, rather than solely relying on visuals and music.
Speaking of the story, I did find the story to be somewhat confusing when considering the details, however, 1) Vaporwave, and 2) I did complete the game only minutes ago and may take some time to create a Deep Dive into the story and possibly share it on my Steam page. I think this game's story seems to be quite bold by taking a realistic approach to the 'high' many of us get by diving into virtual worlds, only to eventually need to 'log off' and return to the conditions of our real lives and the consequences of our own actions.
I give this game a solid 9.5/10. The only reason I don't give it a full 10/10 is because I found the hyperlink mechanic to be needlessly frustrating, tedious, and overused as the game continued. Geocity (very clever name, love it) was my favorite location, but the constant need to use the hyper links to earn cash to make it into DTop was both boring and tiresome. There's a difference between making game mechanics challenging and making them hard for the sole purpose of extending the game. I personally would have preferred to shave an hour or so off of my gameplay time than constantly jump from hyperlink to hyperlink, sometimes falling because my click was half a second too late. Or, the better solution, create more quests inside Geocity, rather than require the constant search for cash in the sky and on buildings.
Either way, I will be returning to this game, undoubtedly. I will be returning to both replay and complete my Like count (only made it a little over 4,300). Featuring this game on my Steam page, undoubtedly.

Шедевр!!! 10/10
Спасибо за приятные эмоции

WHAT

Loved it but I felt that the chapters deteriorated in quality and aesthetics the more I went on.

fun

I liked this game a lot, but it kind of fell apart at the end where you have to go back and tediously collect keys, then play a really annoying final level that made my eyes hurt. I loved everything else though, especially the ending sequence. I just wish the final hour and a half didn't drag so much.

I have a general dislike for most walking simulators. But this odd one actually incorporates elements of collectathons, metroidvanias and egglikes. It also has some puzzle elements here and there. Don't get me wrong it can still get tedious and there is no way to run and some puzzles took me awhile but the overall atmosphere and aesthetic is interesting enough to have kept me going at least for a time.

It's weird and has a lot of memes (some of which may be cringe to some) but is it worth 15 bucks? Maybe, maybe not. Depends on the person. It's not the most amazing game in existence but it is interesting enough. But on a sale at 6 bucks I would say it for sure is worth the look and it strangely didn't feel like that much of a waste of time to me at least. So I will recommend it at a 7.5 out of 10.

Los juegos de exploración son, ante todo, experiencias estéticas. Quizás los videojuegos que más pueden acercarse a la literatura por su formato. Dicho esto Broken Reality es, ante todo, poesía. Es un juego que se escapa a la interpretación concreta y se resiste a una forma correcta de entenderlo. He ahí el detalle de su franca sinceridad; una que se acerca a todo aquello que nosotros, Millennials, entendemos porque nos es tan nuestro. Tan nuestro como nuestras vidas llenas de referencias a la monocultura que occidente nos vendió y tan vacías como nuestros pequeños departamentos grises y deprimentes. A veces la poesía está ahí para hacernos escapar por unas horas del tedio de la realidad, pero en otro casos está ahí para recordarnos que a pesar de todo no estamos solos; que a pesar de todo son los pequeños momentos que atesoramos los que les dan sal a la vida.

Broken Reality, a pesar de ser un mundo virtual, es un espejo de la realidad fragmentada en simulacra y espectáculo en la que hemos tenido que aprender a manejarnos. Broken Reality es una moraleja que sólo se puede vivir estando inmerso en el siglo XXI y que, para bien o para mal, me hace estar feliz de poder apreciar su poesía y, de alguna manera, conmoverme en su final.